Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And… — Gloria Naylor Copy Share Image
I remember having a friend overnight, and lots of giggling after the lights were out. And seemingly long silences followed by “Are… — Joe Brainard Copy Share Image
There are some long silences in Scandinavian and some Japanese films, when the audience knows action is taking place, but the audience… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
“Words failed him again; he began to stammer in his unsuccessful attempt to express the first vague stirrings of the future he… — Émile Zola Copy Share Image
“Cronkite had mastered the intentional pause, the need for frozen seconds of long silence at certain historic moments. Nobody before or after… — Douglas Brinkley Copy Share Image
“So I marshalled the words and opened my mouth, thinking I would hear them. But all I heard was a kind of… — Samuel Beckett Copy Share Image
“This is a little awkward," I said, "but my mother just ran over the rabbit." "Ran over?" "As in roadkill. We're not… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
“I pulled the phone toward me and punched in the number of the sheriff's office in Flat Mesa. The deputy at the… — Allyson James Copy Share Image
“Hello... is this Mrs. Fritzi Bevins?' 'Yes, it is.' 'From Pulaski, Wisconsin?' 'Yes.' 'Uh... you don't know me, but I recently received… — Fannie Flagg Copy Share Image
Some years ago, not long after I moved to Los Angeles from New York, I attended a television industry party. When a… — Carol Muske-Dukes Copy Share Image
“Let me guess,” Thorne said. “Breaking and entering?” After a long silence of examining the retracting mechanism, the girl wrinkled her nose.… — Marissa Meyer Copy Share Image
“If you wish to examine me to determine the sex of the child, you may do so.” Her chin lifted. “But as… — Christine Feehan Copy Share Image
“So tell us," says Connor, "in The World According to Hayden, when do we start to live?" A long silence from Hayden,… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“Another long silence descends while I try to gather my thoughts. I should be angrier, probably. I should demand proof of his… — Karen M. McManus Copy Share Image
“But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“He walked out the door and with each step my heart breaks. He'd be gone for days with long silences between each… — J.A. ANUM Copy Share Image
“She was talking too loud now, shouting almost, and a long silence followed. Why was she being like this? He was only… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
“Blue Eyes, you will drink?” Loretta waved him away. A long silence settled over them. Then Hunter grasped her chin and forced… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“Hello," She said. There was a long silence. "Hello," said Artemis again. "Are you talking to me?" said the tree. It had… — Marie Phillips Copy Share Image
“Snape raised his eyebrows and his tone was sardonic as he asked, “Are you intending to let him kill you?” “Certainly not.… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“His eyes - those silver eyes that would probably haunt her for the rest of her life - were bright. "No matter… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“How would you like it if I said to you, 'It kills me to say this, but you're actually a tiny bit… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
Being a Silent Brother is life, Clary Fray. But if you mean I remember my life before the Brotherhood, I do. Clary… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“Well, " said her daddy, "your careless heedlessness has almost lost me my life. I am now going to give you a… — Betty MacDonald Copy Share Image
To remember love after long sleep; to turn again to poetry after a year in the market place, or to youth after… — Mary Stewart Copy Share Image
“All right. But rocks, Mother, I hope I’ll never be called king.” “You once hoped you’d never be a soldier.” “Don’t remind… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“You know,’ said Damen, ‘he’s going to let someone eventually. Better all round if it’s you.’ There was a long silence, and… — C.S. Pacat Copy Share Image
“You know,’ said Damen, ‘he’s going to let someone eventually. Better all round if it’s you.’ There was a long silence, and… — C.S. Pacat Copy Share Image
“How do you compete with a ghost, Colton?" I whisper the question into a long silence. He shrugs. "I don't know. You… — Jasinda Wilder Copy Share Image
“You might want to stop with the threats before my heart gives out.” “You look healthy enough.” “And you look sane. Imagine… — Lyn Gala Copy Share Image
“Where was Falcon headed when you last saw him?” she asked, her voice still shaky. Maybe if she hurried, she could catch… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“- I won't be able to think. I won't be able to work. - Nothing will interfere with your work like suicide.… — Sarah Kane Copy Share Image
“BLUE SWEATER Bom Bom... Bom Bom... Bom Bom... Do you hear that? That's the sound of my heart beating... Bom Bom... Bom… — Colleen Hoover Copy Share Image
“Honesty," she announced. Her slightly shaky voice echoed through the dark assembly hall. the single word and the long silence after it… — Alice Alfonsi Copy Share Image
“So the boy…the boy must die?” asked Snape quite calmly. “And Voldemort himself must do it, Severus. That is essential.” Another long… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“No matter what I do, I really do love you Celaena." The word hit her like a stone to the head. He'd… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“What if there was an Indian attack? What if I--” She turned her head to study him. “I might look down the… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
“How did you find out?” he asked. I dropped the coat I’d been holding. “How do you think? She told me. She… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
“Diyar-e-Ishq Mein Apna Maqam Paida Kar, Naya Zamana, Naye Subah-o-Sham Paida Kar; Khuda Agar Dil-e-Fitrat Shanas De Tujh Ko, Sakoot-e-Lala-o-Gul Se Kalaam… — Muhammad Iqbal Copy Share Image
“When Zev still didn’t say anything, Toby visibly stiffened, seemingly steeling his courage, and then continued speaking. “Is something going on with… — Cardeno C Copy Share Image
