Open space Quote by Siri Hustvedt

“Sometimes, I just wanted my silences to stay silent, full of thoughts, empty of words.”

— Maggie Stiefvater

“It would never have crossed her mind spontaneously that somebody might actually need silence. That silence helps you to go inward, that anyone who…

— Muriel Barbery

“She could keep her silence, it was evident, as energetically as she could talk.”

— L.M. Montgomery

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

— Jodi Picoult

“If she got really quiet and listened, new parts of her wanted to speak.”

— SARK

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

— Georges Rodenbach

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

— Jessie Atkin

“A MILLION THOUGHTS POUR THROUGH MY HEAD, BUT LIKE HER, I STAY SILENT. THERE’S SIMPLY NOTHING TO SAY.”

— Marie Lu

“She felt that her speech was voicing the incoherency her thoughts, and stopped abruptly.”

— Kate Chopin

“She loved to talk. All I need do was provide the silence.”

— Robin Hobb

“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

“There was something so unreal about her, sitting there. I couldn’t even see her face; couldn’t discern the outline of her figure. Even then…

— Tahereh Mafi