“A tissue of small sounds filled the room, a bird, a clock, a voice from another garden. What we call silence.” — Patrick McGrath Copy Share Image
In health, in the bustle of living, it was easy to believe in heaven and a life to come. But when the… — Henry Handel Richardson Copy Share Image
Then there was a silence he had never before experienced: in it, you could hear the years. — Pascal Mercier Copy Share Image
It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it. — Francis Beaumont Copy Share Image
Silence causes people to obsess over their thoughts. The quieter it becomes, the more you think. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“As emotions may take apart bit by bit the rational blueprints in our imagination, dreams may expose what is veiled in the… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
“From the deepest silence between us arose uncertain, utterly vague and, as it were, whispered varieties on the theme ‘smile’.” — Nicola Lecca Copy Share Image
Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding that arises… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I sense a Threshold: Light to Silence, Silence to Light - an ambiance of inspiration, in which the desire to be, to… — Louis Kahn Copy Share Image
Meditation speaks. It speaks in silence. It reveals. It reveals to the aspirant that matter and spirit are one, quantity and quality… — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
“Epithalamium Without silence there would be no music. Life paired is doubtless more difficult than solitary existence - just as a boat… — Adam Zagajewski Copy Share Image
At the heart of silence is prayer. At the heart of prayer is faith. At the heart of faith is life. At… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't think we spend enough time in silence, just realizing what's floating around in our noggin. — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
“They can’t shit on us,” said Alex. “That’s really what I’m saying. You can’t shit on us anymore.” There was a silence.… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
When friends speak overmuch of times gone by, often it's because they sense their present time is turning them from friends to… — Frederick Buechner Copy Share Image
It's going to be all right, sir," Harry said over and over again, more worried by Dumbledore's silence than he had been… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When one is a stranger to oneself, then one is estranged from others, too. If one is out of touch with oneself,… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh Copy Share Image
“Everything begins with silence. Once you find the sound of silence, you are able to separate yourself from all that is physical… — Ricky Martin Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wish that applause would come just a bit later, when it is so beautifully hushed that I feel like holding… — Emanuel Ax Copy Share Image
