Colleagues and close friends had remarked that i can "talk alot". I distinctly remembered hidden mirth of laughter over a dinner with colleagues when i said that i should learn to speak up more. That's a little perplexing because while growing up, my parents had always complained that i am like an oyster, tightlipped all the time. I guess i grew up with the self-image of a rather quiet girl.

As of how i usually deal with interesting paradoxes, i presented this case to him and asked him for his opinion. He carefully said, "I think you are _opinionated_".

Righttttt.... and that means what, i asked him. Then he said something rather interesting.

"I think you only speak alot when you find someone worthwhile to speak to"

Hmm... for some reasons, that sounds remarkably flattering.