“When they were silent for a moment the quiet weight of the house pressed down from all around them.” — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
I grew up as an only child. My parents weren't great conversationalists. We had a quiet house. I'm not very verbal. — Matthew Morrison Copy Share Image
I generally prefer to stay quiet before a performance. I don't like television cameras, but an interview is OK. — Ben Heppner Copy Share Image
“Anything for a quiet life; as the man said when he took the situation at the lighthouse.” — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
No, I don't want to be a brand. Brand means I cannot go out for a quiet walk without tourists and fans… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I'm usually quite quiet in the day, a little bit anxious, I get my thoughts processed. — Sarah Harding Copy Share Image
If We Sit With An Increasing Stillness Of The BodyThe Mind Gradually Stills And The Heart Is Filled With Quiet Joy — Ravi Ravindra Copy Share Image
I was pretty quiet as a child. I kind of hung out with my family and listened to music and sh*t. I… — James Hetfield Copy Share Image
I need to have a sleep before a show and a quiet hour. I need to get dressed following the same routine.… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
There's an old adage," he said, "translated from the ancient Coptic, that contains all the wisdom of the ages -- "Life is… — Beryl Markham Copy Share Image
Margaret Kochamma's tiny, ordered life relinquished itself to this truly baroque bedlam with the quiet gasp of a warm body entering a… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
I felt very unstressed on my wedding day. I'm very grateful for that... spending the day on my own, being super quiet… — Sonya Walger Copy Share Image
All of our great traditions, religious, contemplative and artistic, say that you must a learn how to be alone - and have… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
She was sleeping in a quiet bedroom beside her brother, separated only by glass and sand from the young man she loved,… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I write anywhere - when I have an idea, it's hard not to write. I used to be kind of precious about… — Anne Enright Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people who are doing wonderful things, quietly, with no motive of greed, or hostility toward other people,… — Charles Kuralt Copy Share Image
“Most animals show themselves sparingly. The grizzly bear is six to eight hundred pounds of smugness. It has no need to hide.… — Craig Childs Copy Share Image
Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quiet time. My seventies were interesting, and fairly serene, but my eighties are passionate.… — Florida Scott-Maxwell Copy Share Image
When you are eighty years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for only yourself the most personal version of… — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
'I don't need very much now,' said the boy, 'just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired.' 'Well,'… — Shel Silverstein Copy Share Image
The Baltic republics have invented something totally new. Do you know what? They use the word 'non-citizens' for people who have been… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I love theatre. It's far more satisfying than film. Sometimes there's a collective sigh from the audience, or it's so quiet you… — Katie Leung Copy Share Image
We all have an inner teacher, an inner guide, an inner voice that speaks very clearly but usually not very loudly. That… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
Each one of us, as long as life stirs is us, may play a part in extricating ourselves from the power system… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
