Silence Quote by Radclyffe Hall

“Outrageous...that wilfully selfish tyranny of silence evolved by a crafty old ostrich of a world for its own well-being and comfort.” quote by Radclyffe Hall — Download Open image

““Outrageous...that wilfully selfish tyranny of silence evolved by a crafty old ostrich of a world for its own well-being and comfort.””

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“Stephen, why are you shivering?' 'I don't know, my darling.' 'Mary, why are you crying?' 'I don't know, Stephen.' p424”

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“Man could not live by darkness alone, one point of light he must have for salvation – one point of light. The most perfect…

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Do try to remember this: even the world's not so black as it is painted" -Valerie to Stephen (pg. 408)

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“To her it seemed an inevitable thing as much a part of herself as her breathing; and yet it appeared transcendent of self, and…

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the realization of great mutual love can at times be so overwhelming a thing, that even the bravest of hearts may grow fearful.

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“No one is useless who can pray, my sister.”

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“But her mother had looked at her curiously, gravely, puzzled by this creature who seemed all contradictions - at one moment so hard, at another so gentle, gentle to tenderness, even. Anna had been stirred, as her child had been stirred, by the breath of the meadowsweet under the hedges; for in this they were one, the mother and daughter,…

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“The world would condemn but they would rejoice; glorious outcasts, unashamed, triumphant!”

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I just can’t, Nick, okay? Now, please give me a second to lie here in silence and bleed.” – Caleb

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“SILENT LIKE SLEEP You appear by my side, silent like sleep. Soft hair, a little wild. No fear, gentle like a calm river. I turn and catch your gaze, before you have time to look away. Your eyes are searching inside mine. Perhaps, they ARE mine. More than nakedness, for there is no cover to take. The fire in your…

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“A word is not filling in the gaps, but the fertilization of silence.”

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Silence can be the world's strongest weapon in torturing people's emotions.

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“Proverbs from the East: The wind howls, but the mountain remains still. Even though I make no special attempt to observe the discipline of silence, living alone automatically makes me refrain from the sins of speech. Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know. Proverbs from the West Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest…

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“When all are one sentience, Language withers and fades away. Let's sit together and speak in silence, Let's be light to each other's way.”

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True friendship is sitting together in silence and feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

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If nothing that can be seen can either be God or represent Him to us as He is, then to find God we must pass beyond everything that can be seen and enter into darkness. Since nothing that can be heard is God, to find Him we must enter into silence. Since God cannot be imagined, anything our imagination tells…

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