Quote by Herman Melville

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

— Stephanie Perkins

“These days it seemed like the words between them were there only to outline the silences.”

— Jodi Picoult

“The silence that hung between them was thick: it felt like it had its own pulse, its own insidious intentions.”

— Lauren Gilley

“They sensed that nothing needed to be said. In silence, minds understand each other.”

— Georges Rodenbach

“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

“Whispers crept through the silence, disturbing the peace of an unoccupied mind.”

— Caroline Noe

“You could worship loudly and still act pretty lousy.”

— Piper Kerman

“Great griefs are mute.”

— Lisa Scottoline

“Oh, the quiet moments alone with God I sacrificed in order to cross a few things off the to-do list I worshiped.”

— Shauna Niequist

“When one is silent, those around speak even more, my lord.”

— Melina Marchetta

“One moment of unwelcomed silence is more disheartening than a lifetime of incessant screams. And the silence deafens me.”

— Scott Hildreth

“Profound silence; silence so deep that even their breathings were conspicuous in the hush.”

— Mark Twain