“Conversation is food for the soul.”
– Mexican Proverb
“Love without conversation is impossible.”
– Mortimer Adler
“In my opinion, the most fruitful and natural play of the mind is in conversation. I find it sweeter than any other action in life; and if I were forced to choose, I think I would rather lose my sight than my hearing and voice.”
– Michel de Monta
“The character of a man is known from his conversations.”
– Menander, 342 – 292 BCE
“My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation;
that is what I call good company.”
– Jane Austen
“The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others.”
– Jean de la Bruyere, 1803 – 1873
“The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another’s observation, not overturning it.”
– Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, 1803 – 1873
“The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.”
– Michel de Montaigne
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Steve McCurry: Icons – Conegliano
October 6 – March 2, 2022
Conegliano, Italy
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Steve McCurry: Icons – Madrid (Coming Soon)
November 17 – February 13, 2022
Madrid, Spain
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The Eyes of Humanity (Coming Soon)
November 19 – March 27, 2022
Vienne, Austria
Animals (Coming Soon)
November 27 – May 1, 2022
Torino, Italy
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15 replies on “Tête-à-tête”
Love the candid photographs, beautiful, and a lovely theme, plus the quotes, very wise words✨
Blogs like today’s are why i think you are one of the greats 👌🙏
Thank you for reminding us of what is important in our gadget driven world
The photos are beautiful
Thank you sharing
Brigitte
What a rich joyful collection of human conversations
Such priceless and timeless works. Conversation is so important for us and we are loosing this nowadays being engulfed by modern technologies and nothing can replace the joy and emotional value of conversation. Love all the masterpieces in this phenomenal series. 🙏🏼❤️
Lovely, humane images
I love McCurry’s work. I am always impressed with the beauty of his photographs and the wisdom in the quotes he chooses. I especially liked this quote in this collection: “The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another’s observation, not overturning it.”
– Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, 1803 – 1873
A beautifully curated blog and a reminder to us all of importance of our human need for communication through conversation.
The hits just keep on coming! Always inspiring – Always rich in cultures that I don’t think about …until Steve arrives in my inbox. Changes my rhythm and breathing.
Thank you 🙏
Steve has a way of showing the humanity, beauty, and depth of all human beings through his photography!
I love these photos. It reminds me of so many I have accumulated while traveling over the years, when people actually spoke to eachother.
I love watching the hands do the talking. These are wonderful.
Thanks, I missed this one somehow.
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What a lovely post when so many of us are lost to others as we are perpetually looking down at our phones. Thank you for the reminder of what real living is all about.
I so resonate with this comment! I felt similarly.