Most personal correspondence of today consists of letters the first half of which are given over to an indexed statement of why th...e writer hasn't written before, followed by one paragraph of small talk, with the remainder devoted to reasons why it is imperative that the letter be brought to a close.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
While the town small-talk flows from lip to lip; Intrigues half-gathered, conversation-scraps,... Kitchen-cabals, and nursery-mishaps.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
During depression the world disappears. Language itself. One has nothing to say. Nothing. No small talk, no anecdotes. Nothing can... be risked on the board of talk. Because the inner voice is so urgent in its own discourse: How shall I live? How shall I manage the future? Why should I go on?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Mrs. Small went to the kitchen for her pocketbook And came back to the living room with a peculiar look... And the coffee pot. Pocketbook. Pot. Pot. Pocketbook.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »