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title: "4 Silence Lasted Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I wrapped my arms around my knees and stared through the window's wavy glass. The red velvet curtains were drawn around the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ally-carter/i-wrapped-my-arms-around-my-knees-and-stared-through-the-window-s/)

[Ally Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ally-carter/)

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> [When I asked Robert Spitzer about the possibility that he'd inadvertently created a world in which ordinary behaviours were being labelled mental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-ronson/when-i-asked-robert-spitzer-about-the-possibility-that-he-d/)

[Jon Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-ronson/)

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> [“It seemed to him he had waited an age for some stir of the great grim hush; the life of the town…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-james/it-seemed-to-him-he-had-waited-an-age-for-some-stir-of-the-great-grim/)

[Henry James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-james/)

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> [“The silence lasted precisely five seconds, during which time eyes roamed other eyes, several throats were cleared, and no one moved in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/the-silence-lasted-precisely-five-seconds-during-which-time-eyes/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

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