Social Cues Quotes

“The words kept coming and he could not stop them, not while Callie was standing there so indecipherably, and so he was going to keep talking until he used up all the words there were and then no one would be able to talk to anyone else anymore and then all anyone would have left were one another's unintelligible faces, and maybe some weird gesturing, too, and it would be all Oscar's fault.”
― Anne Ursu, The Real Boy

“There are ways to do things, ways to act with people, and I do not understand them. I cannot understand what people mean when they talk. I do not do things right. I do not feel things right. I do not see things right. I am not...I'm not made of the same thing as everyone else.'
The baker took in a deep breath. 'I think if you'll look around, my boy,' he said gently, 'you'll find that no one is quite right. But we all do the best we can.”
― Anne Ursu, The Real Boy

“Instead, he gestured to the DJ, who deemed "Single Ladies" to be the correct jam for this particular car crash of a moment.”
― Maureen Johnson, The Box in the Woods

“So many feelings between people were encoded in gesture and silence, because words fell short.”
― Mary Costello, Academy Street

“The other part of communication is communicating your feelings. Friendship is a two-way street; it's mutual. Be honest about your needs and your feelings at all times, with no exceptions. If you're not articulating your feelings, we're not going to pick up on it--we don't take hints, we don't pick up on invisible social cues, we're not going to understand radio silence. We need real communication or we're both going to get confused and upset.”
― Chloé Hayden, Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After

“Eyes up, David. Women can tell when you’re distracted.”
― Daniel Thorman, The Zodiac Quest: A LitRPG Adventure