Taciturn is not a sufficiently friendly word to describe his conversational style, because it contained no hint of malice or lack of concern but only an unerring judgement about what was important, and the clearest way of saying it.
Walang imik ay hindi isang may sapat friendly salita upang ilarawan ang kanyang usap estilo, dahil ito na walang implikasyon ng malisya o kawalan ng pag-aalala ngunit hindi nagkakamali lamang ng isang paghuhusga tungkol sa kung ano ang mahalaga, at ang clearest paraan ng kasabihan ito.