Naturally an intelligent young woman would wish to skip over mundane chitchat. However, most people need to be guided into a feeling of safety before they dare reveal their opinions to someone they’ve only just met. There’s a beginning to everything, after all. Every opera has its prelude, every sonnet its opening quatrain. Small talk is merely a way of helping a stranger to trust you, by first finding something you can both agree on.
Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
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