Discontent Quote by Alan Paton

“In the deserted harbour there is yet water that laps against the quays. In the dark and silent forest, there is a leaf that…

— Alan Paton

“-you must Be the thing you see: You must enter in to the small silences between the leaves, take your time and touch the…

— John Moffitt

“Strikes, eases, dies, leaves a temporary silence.”

— Annie Proux

“And the wind falls silent, and the birds fall silent, and the wild cherry trees no longer shiver and creek.”

— Daniel Arsand

“The trees on either side were very tall and thin, like long, skeletal fingers reaching to the sky. The few remaining leaves were still…

— S.J. Bolton

“We who live in the civilized world are accustomed to a background roar that never goes away. It is the pounding of our machinery…

— Pirate Lanford

“Under the stillness of an old tree - a monk sits in silence, the oak sheds it's leaves.”

— Meeta Ahluwalia

“It lasted just a moment, whatever that is. One held breath? An ant's afternoon? It was brief, I can promise that much, for although…

— Barbara Kingsolver

“...when you sit in a forest everything appears still. But it isn't really. If you listen and watch closely, life is happening everywhere around…

— Katherine Holubitsky

“No rustle came from the trees, no insect buzz or neighbors call...The woods were silent in their grief.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“I have a great sense of Stuart and silence on these nights. The village, wrapped in sleep; owls glide between the yew trees, badgers…

— Alexander Masters

“The silence before the strike, the noise that follows afterwards, when life and death become alike, a hero is born amongst cowards.”

— Harpreet Singh Nanda