The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.
“I wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice if I just stopped talking.”
"It was impossible to get a conversation going; everybody was talking too much."
It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.
Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.
Any husband who says, "my wife and i are completely equal partners" is talking either about a law firm or a hand of bridge.