Silence Quote by Sherman Alexie

“Then it was silent. Heavy now, not the sleepy silence of before. The kind of silence that meant horrifying things.”

— Natalie J. Damschroder

“It's silence that I want to hear. That single instance where a person is bare and pure and doesn't know how to feel. the…

— Peter Tieryas

“The silence wasn't uncomfortable or hostile but exhausted--the quiet of people who have a great deal to think about but not a hell of…

— Stephen King

“The scene had the innocence of all unsettling things that take place in silence.”

— Yuri Herrera

“I can never tell with moments of silence. They're so... silent. Empty.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson

“Somehow the silence seemed to connect us in a way like words never could.”

— Wendelin Van Draanen

“I realized I knew nothing about men apart from the fear.”

— Chris Cleave

“There's a frightful muteness that dwells at the center of all unspeakable things, and I had found my way into it.”

— Sue Monk Kidd

“What was there to say? It was a matter of silences, not words.”

— Don DeLillo

“It seemed in life, whenever you were wanted, it was for some discussion or explanation. Silence was just something to be filled.”

— Jessie Atkin

“They sensed that nothing needed to be said. In silence, minds understand each other.”

— Georges Rodenbach

“These days it seemed like the words between them were there only to outline the silences.”

— Jodi Picoult