Readers take in dialogue one thought at a time. A frequent mistake of beginners is to combine thoughts, which may be suitable for other forms of writing but not for dialogue. Another mistake is speechifying. Three sentences at a time is tops, yet many beginners write speeches that go on and on.
Sol SteinIn our not-yet-acknowledged secret garden lie the seeds of some of our best not-yet-written stories
Sol SteinMost of the time, tough, combative, adversarial dialogue is much more exciting than physical action.
Sol Stein