““Silence is dangerous We never permit it. Our vocabulary may not be large But there is no question that we put it to constant use. That’s what things are for: to be used. And used. And used. Who knows? If we didn’t talk and chatter from morning till night (it doesn’t matter whether or not anybody listens; that’s not the point), Words might start using us. We never allow silence. If sometimes it catches us unaware, I am the first to screech across it And shatter it to echoing fragments. You never can tell: if I listened to the silence I might discover that I am real.””
