Able Quote by Anonymous

Her eyes were distant, and she seemed to be listening to that voice that first told her the story, a mother, sister, or aunt.…

— Shannon Hale

“The holiday bat had heard her wish because it had extraordinary hearing, as all bats do.”

— Sienna Mercer

It was funny to hear her voice aloud. Her thoughts and perceptions usually existed so deep inside her, they rarely made it to the…

— Ann Brashares

“She didn’t scream. There was no air in her lungs that she could have dragged up to make a sound;”

— Cassandra Clare

...and she felt the words come from some iron place within her that hadn't existed an hour ago. She didn't speak loudly, but there…

— Laini Taylor

“Her voice was preserved. Out of the millions that were silenced, this voice was no louder than a child's whisper... It has outlasted the…

— Ernst Shnabel

...sentences swallowed and sung back and swallowed all over again. She was made entirely out of words.

— Emma Donoghue

She was so quiet. So reflective. And she could erase herself, her spirit, with a swiftness that truly startled, when she knew the people…

— Alice Walker

“Her voice had been the only sound in the room for ten minutes or more, and it had been continuous. She seemed keenly aware…

— Richard Yates

No one is going to hear what she says whether she speaks or not. Simply she could close her eyes and never speak again.…

— Laura Kasischke

I hate the thought of her being forced into a box that doesn't fit her. Of having her wings cut off, her sight blinded,…

— Charles de Lint

“silence was never lost, she just had to stop screaming long enough to hear it:.”

— Kathryn Dyche Dechairo