--- title: "9 Silence Stretched Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Silence Stretched quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Silence Stretched sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87b/dan-simmons-968_sentence_the-silence-stretched-finally-al-added-o_196872.jpg" --- > [“The silence stretched. Finally Al added one more sentence that I have been thinking about ever since. ‘And if you did it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-simmons/the-silence-stretched-finally-al-added-one-more-sentence-that-i-have/) [Dan Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87b/dan-simmons-968_sentence_the-silence-stretched-finally-al-added-o_196872.jpg) > [“She waited, unwilling to meet his eyes, hoping he would go on. When he didn't, the silence stretched between them like invisible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caragh-m-o-brien/she-waited-unwilling-to-meet-his-eyes-hoping-he-would-go-on-when-he/) [Caragh M. O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caragh-m-o-brien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7f/caragh-m-o-brien-15365_quote_she-waited-unwilling-to-meet-his-eyes-ho_1934899.jpg) > [“The silence between us stretched out, but it wasn’t awkward. Sometimes there are people you can be quiet with, and you never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudia-gray/the-silence-between-us-stretched-out-but-it-wasn-t-awkward-sometimes/) [Claudia Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudia-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e1/claudia-gray-2020_chit-chat_the-silence-between-us-stretched-out-but_421980.png) > [“The silence stretched out between us as I stared at him, the tears blurring my vision as I waited for him to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-michaels/the-silence-stretched-out-between-us-as-i-stared-at-him-the-tears/) [Kathryn Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-michaels/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff3/kathryn-michaels-104518_breastfeeding_the-silence-stretched-out-between-us-as_305364.jpg) > [The silence between us stretched out, but it wasn't awkward. Sometimes there are people you can be quiet with, and you never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudia-gray/the-silence-between-us-stretched-out-but-it-wasn-t-awkward-sometimes-2/) [Claudia Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudia-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/claudia-gray-2020_awkward_the-silence-between-us-stretched-out-but_1983707.png) > [“No. Wait. I . . . wait." Damen stopped, and turned. Laurent's gaze was edged with indecipherable emotion, and his jaw was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-u-pacat/no-wait-i-wait-damen-stopped-and-turned-laurent-s-gaze-was-edged-with/) [S.U. Pacat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-u-pacat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/s-u-pacat-4352_long-time_no-wait-i-wait-damen-stopped-and-turned_1736425.jpg) > [“These families need you.” I said it quietly, and the silence stretched some more. I tried to steady my breathing. He paused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-warren/these-families-need-you-i-said-it-quietly-and-the-silence-stretched/) [Elizabeth Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-warren/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/elizabeth-warren-879_family_these-families-need-you-i-said-it-quietl_919290.jpg) > [“A long moment of silence stretched out between them. Her conversation to this point had mostly been an attempt to distract him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/a-long-moment-of-silence-stretched-out-between-them-her-conversation/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bde/kristin-cashore-369_communication_a-long-moment-of-silence-stretched-out-b_1190933.jpg) > [“Silence stretched, filling the room, and then he said. 'Can I... can I just hold you?' he asked, and I'd never heard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/silence-stretched-filling-the-room-and-then-he-said-can-i-can-i-just/) [Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c6/jennifer-l-armentrout-96_a-kingdom-of-flesh-a_silence-stretched-filling-the-room-and-t_2067551.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/silence-stretched/#itemlist", "name": "Silence Stretched Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The silence stretched. Finally Al added one more sentence that I have been thinking about ever since. ‘And if you did it again,’ he said, ‘we would have to kill you again.’ We stared at each other for some time after that; each convinced, I am sure, that the other was a total idiot.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dan Simmons" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-simmons/the-silence-stretched-finally-al-added-one-more-sentence-that-i-have/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87b/dan-simmons-968_sentence_the-silence-stretched-finally-al-added-o_196872.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87b/dan-simmons-968_sentence_the-silence-stretched-finally-al-added-o_196872.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87b/dan-simmons-968_sentence_the-silence-stretched-finally-al-added-o_196872.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The silence stretched. 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I wondered if he was all right. 'Casteel?' Think lashes swept up, revealing extraordinarily bright amber eyes. 'I... I didn't think you'd let me.' Lying my head back down, I wet my lips. 'Should I have not?' 'Yes? No? I don't know.' Casteel moved then, slipping one arm under me and the other around me. He tugged me close, sealing my back to his chest. 'Not takebacks now, though.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jennifer L. 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