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“Most of the time, communication gets confused with conversation. In fact, the two are distinctly different.”
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“She hardly ever began conversations with strangers just to talk. It was not a matter of shyness. For her, a conversation had a straightforward function. How do I get to the pharmacy? or How much does the hotel room cost? Conversation also had a professional function. [...] When she worked as a researcher [...], she had never minded having a long conversation if it was to ferret out facts. On the other hand, she disliked personal discussions, which always led to snooping around in areas she considered private.”
― The Girl Who Played with Fire
― The Girl Who Played with Fire
“Most of us are so focused on what we are thinking that we miss most of what goes on in our conversations.”
― Overcoming Fake Talk: How to Hold REAL Conversations that Create Respect, Build Relationships, and Get Results
― Overcoming Fake Talk: How to Hold REAL Conversations that Create Respect, Build Relationships, and Get Results
“If a conversation is not working, then you need to make a different choice. Stop what you are doing & do something different.”
― Overcoming Fake Talk: How to Hold REAL Conversations that Create Respect, Build Relationships, and Get Results
― Overcoming Fake Talk: How to Hold REAL Conversations that Create Respect, Build Relationships, and Get Results
“How do I know that loving life is not a delusion? How do I know that in hating death I am not like a man who, having left home in his youth, has forgotten the way back?
Lady Li was the daughter of the border guard of Ai. When she was first taken captive and brought to the state of Jin, she wept until her tears drenched the collar of her robe. But later, when she went to live in the palace of the ruler, shared his couch with him, and ate the delicious meats of his table, she wondered why she had ever wept. How do I know that the dead do not wonder why they ever longed for life?”
― The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu
Lady Li was the daughter of the border guard of Ai. When she was first taken captive and brought to the state of Jin, she wept until her tears drenched the collar of her robe. But later, when she went to live in the palace of the ruler, shared his couch with him, and ate the delicious meats of his table, she wondered why she had ever wept. How do I know that the dead do not wonder why they ever longed for life?”
― The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu
Ashley’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ashley’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
243 books
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5 friends
902 books
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605 friends
175 books
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6 friends
104 books
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118 friends
66 books
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119 friends
49 books
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32 friends
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