The long silences need to be loved, perhaps more than the words which arrive to describe them in time. — Franz Wright Copy Share Image
Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrusts himself — François De La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
I began to think that if you're a stutterer, it's about inhabiting silence, emptiness, and nothingness. — Tom Hooper Copy Share Image
I chose to defend human rights because I cannot maintain my silence in the face of injustice. — Chen Guangcheng Copy Share Image
Each book I write is a shout into the silence and a prayer and a plea for change. — Jacqueline Woodson Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wish there's someone to understand what's behind my silence. — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
The sound of silence, when you realize that you have no kids… ha ha ha... — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A small silence came between us, as precise as a picture hanging on the wall. — Jean Stafford Copy Share Image
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
Not everytime words can express how you deeply feel, sometimes went silence on someone when they expects you to say words is… — Blaze Olamiday Copy Share Image
“Shut up and do not think. All the theorists agree: shut up and keep the words from being said. And all of… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
There's nothing to prove, nothing to figure out, nothing to get, nothing to understand. When we finally stop explaining everything to ourselves,… — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
Just listen to your body, eat in silence and see what feels good and you will spontaneously choose the foods that are… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
We don't need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do's and don'ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“There was silence, which was not broken until Arthur had stood for some time at the window with his back towards them,… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I looked over at him. "Is that a proposal?" There was total silence for a couple beats. "I'm not sure. It just… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
Stand still, close your eyes and listen; in the silence you can hear the cries of pain and low moans of anguish… — Ashley Montagu Copy Share Image
“My fear of being real, of being seen, paralyzes me into silence. I crave the touch and the connection, but I’m not… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“In the utter peace and stillness the world seemed holding its breath, a little apprehensively, drawing near to the fire to warm… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
I been silent so long now it’s gonna roar out of me like floodwaters and you think the guy telling this is… — Ken Kesey Copy Share Image
“throats in a dreadful silence. The infection will spread outward from that point. Old ladies will crack skulls with their deadly handbags.… — John D. MacDonald Copy Share Image
“At night, a few lights marked port and starboard of these gargantuan industrial forms, and I filled them with loneliness. I listened… — Anne Michaels Copy Share Image
The culture of death is imposed by economic and political interests, the arrogance of power, corruption. I blame the first world for… — Rigoberta Menchu Copy Share Image
Accuracy is the basis of style. Words dress our thoughts and should fit; and should fit not only in their utterances, but… — Freya Stark Copy Share Image
