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Banter is often a proof of want of intelligence. -- Jean de la Bruyere
All government is founded on compromise and banter. -- Edmund Burke
What a world is this, and how does fortune banter us! -- Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
Wine can be a better teacher than ink, and banter is often better than books -- Stephen Fry
[The Front Page] is still full of peppy banter as it sends its seedy knights after cheap scoops. -- Jay Carr
I miss the banter with friends and family, which more often than not takes place within the confines of a decent public house. So I miss the pubs. -- Chris Vance
The English reputation for humour is a way by which people avoid revealing themselves and have superficial relationships, so that you can engage in banter without making yourself vulnerable. -- Theodore Zeldin
I hate having to do small talk. I'd rather talk about deep subjects. I'd rather talk about meditation, or the world, or the trees or animals, than small, inane, you know, banter. -- Ellen DeGeneres
I like men with quick wit, good conversation and a great sense of humour. I love banter. I want a man to like me for me - I want him to be authentic. -- Emma Watson
I just think that we have more opportunity to have a bit more of that banter between each other. And, given that the two women are so different, there's really something to play with. -- Sasha Alexander
If I was talking to someone face-to-face I would always be clear, but with something like Snapchat, you need to keep the flirty banter going;otherwise you'll be staring at an empty red arrow, cringing. -- Holly Carpenter
Each of us keeps, battened down inside himself, a sort of lunatic giant; impossible socially, but full scale; and it's the knockings and battering we sometimes hear in each other that keep our banter from utter banality. -- Elizabeth Bowen
Before doing my first open mic, I was sitting in the back watching all these comedians banter back and forth and fire jokes and up each other, and I thought, 'This is where I wanna be.' -- Patton Oswalt
I just made a movie. There's a kind of a banter that some people might recognize as being screwball. There are no cell phones, no DVD playersit's set in a timeless Brooklyn. Hopefully, it's a good, old-fashioned movie. -- Michael Showalter
I have a lot of favorite films. I tend to love the silliness of 'Bringing Up Baby.' 'Charade' is fantastic. 'His Girl Friday,' the banter in that, that alone made me want to be a writer. -- Jennifer Grant
I go for really smart guys, ones who are well-read and can banter and argue. Men need to be able to take me out and have a few drinks, but by the end of the night we'll be talking about Nietzsche. -- Katie McGrath
I see the booing as a nice bit of banter and at least it means the fans aren't bored. It's quality. I enjoy it to be honest and I'm getting it even more than Robbie Savage, which is really saying something. -- David Bentley
In the end, I think the relationships that survive in this world are the ones where two people can finish each other's sentences. Forget drama and torrid sex and the clash of opposites. Give me banter any day of the week. -- Douglas Coupland
It is no longer enough to simply read and write. Students must also become literate in the understanding of visual images. Our children must learn how to spot a stereotype, isolate a social cliche, and distinguish facts from propaganda, analysis from banter and important news from coverage. -- Ernest L. Boyer
New Zealand is a pretty no-nonsense place to work like Australia. I mean it doesn't falter to anyone. There's a nice sense of reality on the set and it's really enjoyable. There's a good camaraderie and a good banter between the obviously New Zealand and Australian rivalry. -- Dustin Clare
One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships between the main characters and their reactions to the situations they would face; there was a lot of comedy in that show without ever breaking its reality. -- J. J. Abrams
You need not attempt to shake off or to banter off Romance. It is an evil you will never get rid of to the end of your days. It is a part of yourself ... of your soul. Age will only mellow it a little, and give it a holier tone. -- Edgar Allan Poe
I've noticed that the magic getting along with someone isn't really magic. If you break it down, you can see how it happens. You say something a bit off-center and see if they react. If they get it, they push it a bit further. Then it's your turn again. And theirs. And so on, until it's banter. Once it's banter, it's friendship. -- Meg Rosoff
Banter transcends all arbitrary borders. -- Alex Baerasch
I enjoy echidnas... conceptually -- Alex Baerasch
Internalised misogyny. The Dream. -- Callum Luckett
There is no sexuality, only banter. -- Alex Baerasch
You're a psychopath.""I prefer creative. -- Becca Fitzpatrick
Audience member: Living Room!Sara: Kitchen -- Sara Quin
Oscar Wilde would have been like, 'laaaad'. -- Laura Gledhill
There is nothing sexier than sword fight. -- Stana Katic
I'm not impressed by fanny, not gonna lie. -- Alex Baerasch
Is not general incivility the very essence of love? -- Jane Austen
Why does it not surprise me that you talk during sex? -- Suzanne Brockmann
Jimmy was in a league of his own when it came to puerile, half-pissed badinage. -- Jamie Holoran
What is that *smell*?"Eliot shook his head. "I keep telling you, it's fresh air. -- Keith R.A. DeCandido
You told me, girlfriend. Will your boyfriend be jealous we're tossing bitchy banter back and forth? -- Lorelei James
Silver Avalanche coming up the driveway," calls Jeffrey from upstairs."What are you, security?" I call back. -- Cynthia Hand
Long standing hatred between a man and a woman is just unspoken attraction that has bruised egos. -- Shannon L. Alder
I figured it was probably best for me to leave that bicycle back there for a real emergency. -- Suzanne Brockmann
If a guy can't even handle my words, I don't think he can handle me as a person. -- Anna Bayes
Are you a murderer?""That depends, are you one of those animal activist[s] that believe meat is murder? -- Tammy Blackwell
Sir,"she said,"you are no gentleman!"An apt observation,"he answered airily."And, you, Miss, are no lady. -- Margaret Mitchell
You need to own your feelings. Get more comfortable expressing yourself.""How about I express you out the nearest window? -- Greg Cox
I tried to drink and leave the world unseen, But the world just punched me in the face while I was drunk. -- Alastair Matthews
My shoulder will never be the same. I expect you to nurse me back to health.'-Jace'Just break the door down, will you?'-Clary -- Cassandra Clare
Get a grip. You're pricklier than a feral cat," he said, sitting up."Too bad for you, I'm not in heat," I said, calming down. -- Tiffany King
Just get up. What's your name, kid?" "G-man""I don't mean your codename down at the Dickhead Club. What does it say on your driver's license? -- Tad Williams
I would love a sandwich,' said Tybalt, with enough gravity to make it sound like a formal proclamation. Resolved: that we will have ham and cheese sandwiches. -- Seanan McGuire
Magnanimous of you.'His mouth twitched. 'Mmm. Use more words like that, please. Schoolmistress words. Long, impressive ones.' He'd made the last three words sound like an innuendo. -- Julie Anne Long
I can pay you."He raised his eyebrows. "I'm sure there are services for that.Maybe you can try calling 1-800-HOOKERS or something?""You know the number well? -- Kasie West
It's Keun. He wants to be put on speaker. He's being weird.""Fancy that," said the Duke. "Next you'll tell me that the sun is a mass of incandescent gas. -- John Green
Needle in a haystack's easy - just bring a magnet."Eliot stared witheringly at Hardison. "You take the poetry out of everything.""Says the man who'd just punch the haystack. -- Keith R.A. DeCandido
Thomas hooked a thumb at Butters. "Check out Dr. Marcus Welby, MD, here.""I'd have gone with Doogie Howser, maybe," I said."Split the difference at McCoy?" Thomas asked?"Perfect. -- Jim Butcher
...Most attackers aren't going to be dissuaded by a witty remark.""That's profiling," said Mattheus. "Maybe they're Oscar Wilde fans.""He did have great clothes.""Proving that stereotypes can span centuries. -- Amy Fecteau
Her name is Brienne," Jaime said. "Brienne, the maid of Tarth. You are still maiden, I hope?"Her broad homely face turned red. "Yes.""Oh, good," Jaime said. "I only rescue maidens. -- George R. R. Martin
Merlin, if you don't stop whining, I'm going to take Gwen's sword and beat you to death with it," said Arthur, evenly."It's plastic.""So it will take me a long time. I'm still game. -- FayJay
I'm not sure you're quite sensible of the honor I'm doing you," Jace said. "you'll be the first mundane who has ever been inside the Institute." "Probably the smell keeps the rest of them away. -- Cassandra Clare
So you're my boss now," I snap."Technically, I'm you're boss's boss's boss.""And technically, it's gross moral turpitude- the fact that i am fucking my boss's boss's boss.""At the moment, you're arguing with him." Christian scowls. -- E. L. James
I do not think you are in any danger of starving," Maximus said. "The surgeon said only two weeks ago that you are too fat.""The devil!" Berkley said indignantly, sitting up; and Maximus snorted in amusement at having provoked him. -- Naomi Novik
Icarus.""Hmm?""I don't have a hidden agenda. Nor do I intend to use you or mislead you with my charm."Despite herself, she smiled, glancing at him. His face was studiously neutral."The day you act charming, I'll know something is wrong. -- Dru Pagliassotti
Lydia: What the devil do you mean by creeping up on me? You're suppose to be in a brothel.Vere: I lied. I can't believe you fell for the old going-to-a-brothel ruse. You didn't even look out the window to make sure I'd gone away. -- Loretta Chase
Quick, Derek, it's your chance to shine," Ascanio said.Derek gave him a withering look."Desandra is a mother, Robert is married, Kate's affianced, and I'm an old soul. You're the closest thing to a virgin we've got. Get on with growing some flowing locks. -- Ilona Andrews
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'd be up for hearing about the one-eyed chick," Vida said with a shrug. "You are atually the worst person I have ever met," Chubs said. "And people like you are the reason we have middle fingers. -- Alexandra Bracken
'How long do you want me to stay in there so you can talk about me behind my back?' Zak called. 'A couple of hours. I could write a book about you,' Logan shot back. 'Make sure you make it clear my dick's bigger than yours.' -- Barbara Elsborg
My dear October, we are bound by an enchanted rose made from the hair of a Duchess, and my blood is covering your hand. You can learn anything you wish to know about me merely by licking you fingers." Tybalt laughed a little. "Yes, you may ask me a question. -- Seanan McGuire
No walking! No standing, no bending, no moving, no accessing the Shadow Roads, nothing. You don't swim for an hour after eating, you don't swan around like an idiot for an hour after narrowly avoiding death.''Toby does,' said Quentin.'Toby is genetically predisposed to swan around like an idiot,' Jin shot back. 'Now sit. -- Seanan McGuire
I'm not even really a joke-teller. I can do ad-lib and banter, but I don't do jokes. -- Bruce Forsyth
Being told that you are good at banter is like being told that you are a good person. -- Dar Williams
Oh God, Oh God weâ??re all gonna die doesnâ??t really fit the definition of banter, now does it? -- Lilith Saintcrow
Like most people raised on American movies, I have poor access to my emotions, but can banter like a motherfucker. -- Josh Bazell
A certain luxury when you get to writing a novel is to have the space to have your characters just banter. -- David Benioff
I don't banter with the audience, cause I don't have anything to say to them, and I'm not feeling any sense of ease or camaraderie when I'm on stage. -- Dan Bejar
In 'Zombieland,' it was such a freewheeling plot it almost didn't matter what the characters were doing scene to scene as long as there was a consistent banter. -- Jesse Eisenberg
I'm sure there was an educational angle to the trips (I think one was to the Ulster Museum) but it was the fun and banter I had with my friends I remember the most. -- Rory McIlroy

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