Maggie Stiefvater Quotes

I never discuss discussions.

Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

I could talk all day, T stands for talking, T stands for tender, T stands for things that don't even rhyme with T.

There is almost no topic that can't benefit from being talked about in a humorous way.

When someone asks you, A penny for your thoughts, and you put your two cents in, what happens to the other penny?

After a moment, he turned sharply to me. 'Are you quite all right?' 'Yes, perfectly. Why do you ask?' 'Because I have just called you contrary and you did not bother to contradict me. I thought you might be ill.

"You are fairly smart," I said after a while. "You are fairly good at compliments," he answered.

The best way to make the most serious point in the world is to be as unserious as possible.

Sometimes a witticism has no truth behind it.

Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation.

A lot of my rhymes are just to get chuckles out of people. Anybody with half a brain is going to be able to tell when I'm joking and when I'm serious.

Oscar Wilde: 'Do you mind if I smoke?' Sarah Bernhardt: 'I don't care if you burn.'

You had to learn at a certain age what sarcasm is, you know?

Humor disarms people. It opens them up to starting a dialogue about things they wouldn't normally talk about. I don't understand how people who don't have a sense of humor get through life.

Rabo Karabekian: I'm in the middle of a sentence. Circe Berman: Who isn't?.

Oh, I'm sorry," Chubs said, 'apparently the middle of my sentence interrupted the beginning of yours. Do continue.

When Jennie, mother of Winston Churchill invited playwright George Bernard Shaw to lunch, he telegraphed: "Certainly not. What have I done to provoke such an attack on my well-known habits?" She replied, "Know nothing of your habits; hope they are better than your manners."

A talent for repartee is one that increases with practice.

How old are you?” “Seventeen,” he answered promptly. “And how long have you been seventeen?” His lips twitched as he stared at the road. “A while,” he admitted at last.

Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.

Well,” Waxillium said. “Perhaps I should begin by asking after your health.” “Perhaps you should,” Steris replied. “Er. Yes. How’s your health?” “Suitable.” “So is Waxillium,” Wayne added. They all turned to him. “You know,” he said. “He’s wearing a suit, and all. Suitable. Ahem. Is that mahogany?

Obstreperous, ‘huh,” said Tad. “I see you’ve been using that Big Word of the Day calendar I got you last Christmas.” “That is irrefragable,” I told him solemnly.

What's your angle?" I asked, trying to sound more playful than demanding. "Isosceles," Jack quipped.

You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.