Silence held the bubble of the world in its grip.

“He felt the urge to go into the desert, to see if it’s silence held the answers to his questions.”

— Paulo Coelho

“With her silence alone she held off, for a moment longer, the suggestion that the worst was over, the tree had fallen, the storm…

— Alice McDermott

“She waited for him to say something more. The silence held ciphers of truths that lingered between them, written in a script that neither…

— Elise Kova

“First, you need to make sure that your silence is not held against you as evidence of your guilt if the case later goes…

— James Duane

“Out to sea, the calm lagoon waters were darkening, while the comets overhead glowed brighter, omens in the gloaming.”

— Julian May

“He'd grown unused to woods like this. He'd become accustomed to the Northwest, evergreen and shaded dark. Here he was surrounded by soft leaves,…

— Michael Montoure

“The place smelled male, not the metal-and-soap maleness of a locker room nor the malt-and-sawdust maleness of an old-time corner saloon, but the leather-and-oiled-wood…

— Ellery Queen

“Spence,” he says as he lifts his brown eyes to meet mine. “You still make it hard to breathe.” “And you,” I say, swallowing…

— Heather M. Orgeron

“She got dressed at the side of the pool, schooled her limp into a rolling gait and headed for the hall.”

— Sally Courtnix

“Abby: In another life, I could love you. Travis: I might love you you in this one.”

— Jamie McGuire Walking Disaster

You know, as an only child, you're kind of in a bubble, and there are all sorts of things about my childhood that I…

— Anonymous

I don't even know what that means. People who get credit have to get it from somewhere. Does a credit bubble mean that people…

— Eugene Fama

“But you couldn't unpop a bubble.”

— Kami Garcia

“Recluses won’t find purpose living out their days in a sacred bubble. Partake in commerce, start working out, volunteer, go on a mission. Do…

— M.J. DeMarco

What we're supposed to do as actors is be able to portray real human beings and emotions. And if you grow up in this…

— Emily Browning