Empty Quote by Steven Millhauser

Silence is not an absence of sound but rather a shifting of attention toward sounds that speak to the soul.

— Thomas Moore

The purpose of sound is silence.

— Jill Purce

Such silence has an actual sound, the sound of disappearance.

— Suzanne Finnamore

The sound of silence is so loud.

— Sonny Long

Sound is a subtle form of speech and then more subtle than sound is silence and that's like the realm of being.

— MC Yogi

Silence must be comprehended as not solely the absence of sound. It is the natural environment for serenity and contemplation. Life without silence is…

— Norman Cousins

Not one sound fears the silence that extinguishes it. And no silence exists that is not pregnant with sound.

— John Cage

Silence is not the absence of sound. It's a physical place, a destination with value and meaning in a chaotic world, somewhere arrived at…

— Kenneth Turan

The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a time.

— Maureen Dowd

It takes some silence to make sound.

— Jason Mraz

Silence is not the absence of sound, but the absence of self.

— Anthony de Mello

“Silence can bring with it a vacancy that in its turn craves the distraction of the human voice or the obscuring impact created...by music.…

— Juliet Nicolson