"Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know" Quotes
Malcolm Gladwell's "Talking to Strangers" explores how miscommunication and misunderstandings when interacting with strangers can lead to significant societal and personal consequences.
nonfiction | 388 pages | Published in 2019
Quotes
The right way to talk to strangers is with caution and humility.
We think we can easily see into the hearts of others based on the flimsiest of clues.
The thing we want to learn about a stranger is fragile.
We have the illusion that we can know others fully.
Transparency is a myth.
The default to truth makes us vulnerable.
To assume the best about another is the trait that has created modern society.
We believe that the information gathered from a personal interaction is uniquely valuable.
We should be careful with the conclusions we draw about strangers.
There are clues that lie in the mismatch between words and actions.
