Continued Quote by Joyce Maynard

“Don't fear His silence. Use it to examine your heart and motives. Listen expectantly for the silence to be broken by the glory of…

— R.T. Kendall

I was going to die, if not sooner, then later, whether or not I had ever spoken myself. My silences had not protected me.…

— Audre Lorde

“Soon he essentially stopped talking. "I am retreating into silence as a defensive mode," he mentioned. Eventually, he was down to uttering just five…

— Michael Finkel

Your silence will not protect you.

— Audre Lorde

My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you. But for every real word spoken, for every attempt I had ever…

— Audre Lorde

Instead I just let the silence stretch out between us. It's the only adequate response to what he just told me, the only that…

— Veronica Roth

I did not enter into silence. Silence captured me.

— Ezra Pound

Silence is the best tactic for him who disturbs himself

— Ritu Ghatourey

“Silence is safe.”

— Wilkie Collins

“Trust me! My silence will hurt you more than my words ever did.”

— Garima Soni

Silence is the best security to the man who distrusts himself.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Silence was the key to self-preservation.”

— Laura Wiess