The Art of Conversation: Twelve Golden Rules (Unabridged‪)‬

Golden Rule Number 1.

Avoid unnecessary details.

He: Do you know that what you say always interests me? 

She: That is because we are such good comrades. 

He: Not altogether. I think that it is because you never dwell upon details. 

She: Then, one is interesting in conversation according as one omits details? 

He: Unnecessary details. 

She: I remember that, when visiting some friends whom I had not seen for several years, my hostess said to me, ''Ever since your arrival, I have been trying to discover why you are so interesting...."

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