Quote by J.R.R. Tolkien

Be silent. Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I did not pass through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless…

— Gandalf

“The habit of silence is lead on the tongue.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“A silent tongue does not betray its owner”

— Sheik Ahmed Hassoun

“See how I sing even though my mouth is choked with worms?”

— Dalton Trumbo

“How appropriate to have my tongue cut out, when silence has been my refuge and my cage.”

— Holly Black

“WORDS ARE TEETH. AND THEY EAT ME ALIVE. FEED ON MY CORPSE INSTEAD.”

— Gail Giles

“You would do well to guard your tongue, lest it be stricken from you.”

— Nenia Campbell

“...But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is…

— Robert Greene

“The tongue is the soft weapon that kills subtly.”

— Jaime Tenorio Valenzuela

“To be chasing after the sweet flesh, without realizing that it is simply a pretty cover for the bones. Worm food. At night, you’re…

— Neil Gaiman

“I am forever engaged in a silent battle in my head over whether or not to lift the fork to my mouth...”

— Jena Morrow

“Oh! Worm! Seth pounced, squealing when his teeth sank into his own tail. Ow! That hurt!”

— Eden Winters