4 Quotes by Joan Thomas

...she sat listening to the silent prayers of the women and their silent songs (almost deafening, the silence of the women).

Almost deafening, the silence of the women.

Well, we can sing,” Olive explained. “But only in our hearts. We contribute through our silence.

The poor love life as passionately as the rich do. Perhaps more, for the effort it takes to cling to it.