“They hurry in; the wind bangs a door behind them. Rafe takes his arm. He says, this silence of More's, it was… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
I think I am probably in love with silence, that other world. And that I write, in some way, to negotiate seriously… — Jorie Graham Copy Share Image
The speech we hear is an indication of that which we don't hear. It is a necessary avoidance, a violent, sly, and… — Harold Pinter Copy Share Image
It's hard to put into words the impact of the perfect lyric, melody or contagious beat that moves you in an unexpected… — Leopold Stokowski Copy Share Image
“All men lead their lives behind a wall of misunderstanding they have themselves built and most men die in silence and unnoticed… — Sherwood Anderson Copy Share Image
“The girl whose table I occupied was reading a book but I couldn’t help but notice that all this time, she was… — Nico J. Genes Copy Share Image
“If there are fireflies this summer, they do not come down the rue Vauborel. Now it seems there are only shadows and… — Anthony Doerr Copy Share Image
In prose fiction the freedom to work honestly exists, although you may have to fight for it. In those other areas of… — James Kelman Copy Share Image
The Chinese government has been clear in its goal and purpose for creating and expanding Confucius Institutes throughout the country, namely to… — Seth Moulton Copy Share Image
Humility collects the soul into a single point by the power of silence. A truly humble man has no desire to be… — Isaac of Nineveh Copy Share Image
“Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am in a thousand winds… — Mary Elizabeth Frye Copy Share Image
“Dead towns are the Cathedrals of Silence. They, too, have their gargoyles, singular figures, exaggerated, dubious, set in high profile. They stand… — Georges Rodenbach Copy Share Image
“They never said it, Ramzan never thanked him for it, but they both knew that the week he spent treating the infection… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
I knew I couldn't sing over them, so I decided to sing under them. The more noise they made the more softly… — Peggy Lee Copy Share Image
“Isolation. Desperation. It fit Edgard’s mood, not only today, but for the last year. Gruffly, Trevor said, “Thanks.” “You’re welcome.” Silence filled… — Lorelei James Copy Share Image
You are a child if you thought I didn’t know, for all your smothering yourself under that hot lap robe. Of course,… — Margaret Mitchell Copy Share Image
“This solitary hill has always been dear to me And this hedge, which prevents me from seeing most of The endless horizon.… — Giacomo Leopardi Copy Share Image
The art form has to do with the mystery and the hidden invitation that's in the room. And that's when the magic… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
Life, this anti-entropy, ceaselessly reloaded with energy, is a climbing force, toward order amidst chaos, toward light, among the darkness of the… — Albert Claude Copy Share Image
The Art Snob can be recognized in the home by the quick look he gives the pictures on your walls, quick but… — Russell Lynes Copy Share Image
Wildness and silence disappeared from the countryside, sweetness fell from the air, not because anyone wished them to vanish or fall but… — Archibald MacLeish Copy Share Image
“From the vast, invisible ocean of moonlight overhead fell, here and here, a slender, broken stream that seemed to plash against the… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
There is no insurmountable solitude. All paths lead to the same goal: to convey to others what we are. And we must… — Pablo Neruda Copy Share Image
“He sat and looked at her. “How is Mary Darling?” “Fast asleep after playing and having a bath,” she said. “The nursery… — Elizabeth Hoyt Copy Share Image
Men point to the sad incidents of human life on earth, and they ask "Where is the love of God?" God points… — Robert Anderson Copy Share Image
“It's nothing he can see or lay hands on - sudden gases, a violence upon the air and no trace afterward... a… — Thomas Pynchon Copy Share Image
David and I were divorced in 1980, and there has been silence between us ever since. Despite our decade of marriage and… — Angela Bowie Copy Share Image
Paul?” I said. My voice shook a little. “It’s Jo.” Silence. I couldn’t tell what was happening on the other end. Then,… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
It is a mistake to imagine that you can awaken in any kind of permanent way. There is only NOW and so… — Leonard Jacobson Copy Share Image
In silence you hear the call to turn within. See the light that exists inside you and freely, willingly shine that light… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
History will have to recordThat the greatest tragedy of this period of social transitionWas not the vitriolic words and the violent actions… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
If you don't compromise your gift, if you write each day as well as you can, and then submit your work and… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“Silence fell. Setting down her candle, Celaena crept toward the landing and peered inside the room. The oaken door had been thrown… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“As we grow our faith, we wait in silence. As we listen for His voice, we have hope that He will speak.… — Dana Arcuri Copy Share Image
My whole teaching consists of two words, meditation and love. Meditate so that you can feel immense silence, and love so that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is a great art to succeed in having your soul sanctified. A person can become a saint anywhere. He can become… — Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) of Kafsokalivia Copy Share Image
Silence must be comprehended as not solely the absence of sound. It is the natural environment for serenity and contemplation. Life without… — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
That was the first sound in the song of love! Scarce more than silence is, and yet a sound. Hands of invisible… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
A silence reigns upon the air, Upon the pansies by the shore, Upon the violets, pale and fair, Upon the willow, bending… — George Arnold Copy Share Image
Men are enforced into a kind of silence about their gender; they're supposed to not think of it as a performance. That's… — Stephen Marche Copy Share Image
