Amor Towles Quotes

Whether you want to admit it or not, people begin to judge you the minute you walk in the door.

When I meet a woman, I know how her brow will look.

Your face and head give more information about you than any other body part.

You can almost read any emotion through someone's eyes.

The communication is in the work and words are no substitute for this.

I love reading people. I really enjoy watching, observing, and being able to figure out a person, the reason they wore that dress, the reason they smell the way they do.

Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.

When I sit and talk with a person, I'm not always paying attention. I'm looking at the person and saying, 'What is it about his or her life that appeals to me?'

One of the most telling things about a person is how they say hello, handshakes.

I've always been someone who really watches other people, human behavior. To watch it and be able to express it through your version has always been really exciting to me.

Gestures matter.

I am an observant. I like to observe people.

I've always been a keen observer of people.

I think you can tell a lot about people if you observe them as they're observing.

Whether it was a song, a person, or a story, there was a lot you couldn’t know from just an excerpt, a glance, or part of a chorus.

Our human face happens to be one of the most powerful channels that we all use to communicate social and emotional states: everything from enjoyment, surprise, empathy, and curiosity.

The deaf community relies so much on eye contact, expression and body language. It's such a huge part of who we are.

Many people with autism struggle with reading nonverbal cues and acting on them. When you lose that ability to understand and process nonverbal cues, you're at a huge disadvantage socially.

A brow furrow is a very important indicator of confusion or concentration, and it can be a negative facial expression.

I did realise that when you talk with a straight face, you come across as someone bolder than somebody who bats her eyelids a lot.

Posture has such a big impact on the way people perceive you.

Research shows that making eye contact is a powerful draw for guys - even in photos. Just don't mistake duck face for flirty.

William Regal once told us he people-watched when he was in the ring. He would see things that people would do. And if they annoyed him, chances are they would annoy someone else. A lot of times I'll just people watch when I'm traveling or at the airport or living everyday life.

No matter what you say in carefully chosen sentences, girls will detect both the spoken and unspoken messages.

I'm a people watcher, and I love to listen.