There is more to hear in what is not said.

“Much of someone's real character lies in what they don't say about themselves.”

— Joyce Rachelle

“Intelligence is not expecting people to understand what your intent is; it is anticipating how it will be perceived.”

— Shannon L. Alder

“When you lose your ego, you win. It really is that simple.”

— Shannon L. Alder

“But we always avoided talking about these things—difficult things—and I wondered if that meant we'd be a little uncomfortable with or disappointed by each…

— Catherine Lacey

“I cannot say anything about going away. I cannot say anything even in this diary. Perhaps it is better not to say anything ever.…

— Elizabeth Bowen

“This was a feeling I had often, the sense of a subtext.”

— Catherine Lacey

People hear what they want and expect to hear, not what is said.

— Fay Weldon

“Can't you hear it?" you said. "When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth.”

— Jodi Picoult

What is important is not what you hear said, it's what you observe.

— Michael Connelly

Did you hear what I said? It was very profound.

— Laura Schlessinger

I did not hear what you said, but I absolutely disagree with you.

— Augustus De Morgan

“Try listening, maybe. Hear what is being said. And remember that it’s not about you. American Blacks are not telling you that you are…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I didn't say 'I love you' to hear it back. I said it to make sure you knew.

— Anonymous

I need to listen well so that I hear what is not said.

— Thuli Madonsela

“For I had felt too much and reasoned too little, hearing what I was ready to hear, not what had been said. There”

— Mary Renault