Books Quote by Yiyun Li

“Books are written so their authors can be heard, not so that they remain silent.”

— Elena Ferrante

“There's something to be said about silence; it can be a moment of truth, or a moment of connection to other like minded people.”

— Martin R. Lemieux

“And better still to be alone with one’s books. They tell their incredible stories at the time when you want to hear them. But…

— Anonymous

“...and I had a great curiosity to talk to the books, as I thought they did; and so to learn how all things had…

— Olaudah Equiano

“A book without conversation, is like a life without friends, you know it's going to end, but you want it to be soon.”

— Ken Balneaves

“Silence says a lot, if someone is willing to listen.”

— Shweta Pandey

“The only life that matters is in your mind. The only truth is the one that live invisibly, that waits even after you close…

— Madeleine Thien

“It is a lovely oddity of human nature that a person is more inclined to interrupt two people in conversation than one person alone…

— Amor Towles

“Silence is best reserved for the fearful and foolish.”

— Shannon L. Alder

I want to write a novel about Silence," he said; “the things people don’t say.

— Virginia Woolf

“Maybe someday, we'll learn to appreciate the silence because it's where the loudest truths are found.”

— Susan Shrestha

“Silence embeds thoughts better than speeches. If you are afraid of silence, you are afraid of your thoughts.”

— Rossana Condoleo