Biography Quote by Charles R. Cross

“People had long conversations with him, only to realize later that he hadn't spoken.”

— Laura Hillenbrand

“didn’t have time for small talk.”

— Ann Cleeves

“I was glad he didn’t try to come up with something encouraging to say. Sometimes an understanding silence was better than a bunch of…

— Mia Sheridan

“There were gaps and breaks in our conversation, silences that stretched too long, silences that were short but terrifyingly deep.”

— Patrick Rothfuss

“The silence wasn't uncomfortable or hostile but exhausted--the quiet of people who have a great deal to think about but not a hell of…

— Stephen King

“What was there to say? It was a matter of silences, not words.”

— Don DeLillo

“He knew. There was no need for small talk.”

— Gina Marinello-Sweeney

“It was a stillness so profound one had to adjust one’s hearing to it. .... The silence seemed to be trying to tell him…

— Haruki Murakami

“He wanted to talk and had nothing to say.”

— Samuel R. Delany

“He was as inexpressive as he is to-day, and yet oddly obtrusive: one of those uncomfortable presences whose silence is an interruption.”

— Edith Wharton

“Sometimes, I just wanted my silences to stay silent, full of thoughts, empty of words.”

— Maggie Stiefvater

“They didn’t talk much, but their silence was companionable.”

— Stephanie Perkins