Probably one of the reasons why gushing is so unattractive is that it leaves nothing for the listener to do.
Margery WilsonLife pulls at bewildered humanity in so many ways! Blessed is the woman who makes her life a career of stimulating the courage of others.
Margery WilsonTry to think of your thoughts as boomerangs - that is actually what they are - except that our thoughts multiply and each returns to us with a brood like itself.
Margery WilsonPeople will invite you and seek you constantly if you learn how to give them the extreme pleasure of being clever. People adore the one who encourages them to display their conversational wares and admires the display.
Margery WilsonIf you happen to find it hard to have sustained conversations, try keeping your voice up at the end of the sentence. There is a charming graciousness in doing so, for it seems to say that you do not think your remarks are the last words to be said on the subject. It prevents you from seeming opinionated. How men dislike an opinionated woman! No one really likes her! To keep your voice up sounds as though you are interested in other people's ideas. The subject is still open!
Margery Wilson