Parenting Quote by Lesley Nneka Arimah

“I needed her to stop. Needed not to hear the pain in her voice--to see the way she was twisting the pocketbook strap. If…

— Wally Lamb

“She was babbling. She should stop. Actually, she should just stop talking. Forever.”

— Sarah J. Maas

“In the silence that followed, I was aware of just how much I wished things were different. I wanted to be able to talk…

— Morgan Matson

“Then a loud scraping sound pierced my ears. Mrs. Halliday glanced up, and so did most of the class. Someone let out a tiny…

— Katrina Kahler

“This was killing her. She had to break the silence. This was not natural. It was too awful. People were meant to talk.”

— Julia Quinn

“She puts a finger in the air. “No. Don’t speak. It’s not your turn just because I pause.” She”

— Pierce Brown

“It was then, hearing those words from her, that I stopped trying to fight it. She’d found a way in. Rocked by the significance…

— L.A. Fiore

“Vigorous conversation still murmured up through the floor.”

— Maggie Stiefvater

“No one, she had learned from experience, could stand such silence for long. If you waited long enough, someone would start talking, and more…

— Celeste Ng

“I didn't say anything - just held up my hands and shuffled backward toward the door. Antagonizing a little old lady holding a shotgun…

— Mike Mullin

“Oh God.” I told you not to look.” No, you didn’t. You said ‘in a minute.’ That’s not the same thing at all.” It…

— Sarah McCarty

“She spoke fast, and seemed to be a combination of stressed out and on the verge of cracking up, which was a mixture I…

— Morgan Matson