Quote by Jodi Picoult

“I have discovered that most people have no one to talk to, no one, that is, who really wants to listen.”

— Walker Percy

“No, it wasn't the attention he needed. He just wanted to create something and know that it mattered to someone, that he mattered. That…

— Marie Lu

“People expected certain things of me: assistance, silence, comfort. They had no idea who I was.”

— Alice Hoffman

“Because sometimes all we need is somebody to sit in silence with.”

— Jolene Perry

“So much talking makes it hard to listen.”

— Karen Rivers

“I've realised something important. Being able to communicate doesn't mean that anyone's going to listen.”

— Penny Joelson

“She had become really quite expert, she thought, at listening as though she didn't listen, at sitting in other people's lives just for a…

— Katherine Mansfield

“Some things need to be said. And sometimes they require strong words.”

— Jessi Kirby

“I fill my life with speech, but not with people who are truly listening.”

— Jarod Kintz

“Maybe it was I who needed to learn how to be quiet instead of cluttering the moment with too many words.”

— Alice Steinbach

“People did not spend enough time sitting and talking, she thought, and it was important that sitting and talking time be preserved.”

— Alexander McCall Smith

“You cannot talk when you first arrive. It helps you to listen.”

— Mitch Albom