2,656 Quotes About Silence

I shouted into the phone, but there was no reply. Silence floated up from the receiver like smoke from the mouth of a gun.

The most colorful thing in the world is black and white, it contains all colors and at the same time excludes all.

Silence was akin to prayer for me for a long time. I simply moved through life with silence in my spirit, waiting on God. I couldn't pray, but the part of me that had once prayed was waiting. Simply waiting.

When someone is grieving, you don’t have to say anything. Just be present. Be nonjudgmental. Let them cry, scream, or sit in silence. You don't have to fix them.

The desert sings of loss, always loss, and if you stand quiet with your eyes closed, it will grieve you too.

Silent words are heard through eyes.

The kids threw the rumors out like lit matches, to see what would catch. I stayed silent, listening to the fizz and spark of their words, pretending I was water, putting them out.

There is no need for words in the world of classical music. Silence speaks louder here.

Our society is much more interested in information than wonder, in noise rather than silence...And I feel that we need a lot more wonder and a lot more silence in our lives