2,656 Quotes About Silence

Today words curve around my vision,Stumbling from my parched coreTo soak again those strands of silence.

From the depths of silenceThe feeling rushes upA warrior of brightnessEmerging from the darkWith words of pure abandonment,A lust for emptiness, through artOf pure suffering and tormentThat sparks a beating heartA spark of light in darkness,And darkness be his light,When all is lost in numbnessSit still, no need to fight.

Nothing but silence. Solace. Some dried coffee cups. Smokes. And an unknown quest to some already forgotten words in flying white sheets.

My truth asked people to understand and to learn about depths of pain they had previously walked past…. I had kept my silence for a reason. - from Without a Voice by Chris Pepple

Several shades of hazy blue hung over the landscape like a heavy tapestry, giving the Blue Ridge Mountains its name. I stopped at one of the scenic overlooks, switched off the bike, and sat in the absolute stillness of the mountains. Their silence was a soothing balm for my soul. The maternal rhythm of nature is a tonic that heals emotionally. I just wanted to sit still, breathe deeply, and match my heartbeat to that rhythm.

I do not care what I labeled, as long as I am heard.

...having nothing better to do, meandered off to a coffee shop and sat facing each other for a couple of hours, neither of them talking much but each coming to the general conclusion that the other was a person rather like himself...

I didn't really have any sharable anecdotes. That's the thing about anxiety - it limits your experiences so the only stories you have to tell are the "I went mad" ones.

Silence has built walls, walls that I attempt to break by pedaling faster, only to be imprisoned a hundred feet down the road.