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“In response to someone else’s suggestion, thought, or topic, always say “Yes, AND…” which means that you drop your train of thought, adopt theirs, and add something to keep the conversation flowing.”
― Patrick King, Improve Your Conversations: Think on Your Feet, Witty Banter, and Always Know What to Say with Improv Comedy Techniques

“I’d begun to understand also that this wasn’t a trait peculiar just to Josie; that people often felt the need to prepare a side of themselves to display to passers-by – as they might in a store window – and that such a display needn’t be taken so seriously once the moment had passed.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun

“After many long days on his feet, he found his ugly shoes more functional.”
― cory laniewski, Before The Shadows

“Yes. Until recently, I didn’t think that humans could choose loneliness. That there were sometimes forces more powerful than the wish to avoid loneliness.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun