Thank you! In arguments about why "said" is better--which it is IF one must attribute--no one is prepared to entertain the possibility of attributing dialogue by action or observation.
"Why?" She was motionless, reining in her reaction so tightly she looked as though she might fly apart.
"Because." He touched her shoulder, then sat next to her, close to her, and took her hand. "Some things we just can't control."
It's so simple. Until it gets acrobatic, and then I use "said." Hee!
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Date: 2004-06-27 12:03 am (UTC)"Why?" She was motionless, reining in her reaction so tightly she looked as though she might fly apart.
"Because." He touched her shoulder, then sat next to her, close to her, and took her hand. "Some things we just can't control."
It's so simple. Until it gets acrobatic, and then I use "said." Hee!