2,656 Quotes About Silence

Silence is the rule. Words are complications, sharp edges that cut up our tongues. We keep them in with walls of teeth, preserve the peace.

A right word counts the silence; a bad word is counted by the page.

A word is not filling in the gaps, but the fertilization of silence.

I never argue with a person; with love, I listen in deep silence.

—Tú hablas sin palabras. Todos estamos siempre hablando sin palabras.—¿Y para qué valen las palabras, entonces?—No valen para mucho, casi nunca. La mayor parte de las veces, únicamente para ocultar aquello que realmente quieres decir, o algo que quieres saber.

My mother and Alexis had said no more than ten words to each other. The long silences were deafening

Maisie bit her lip. She had learned that sometimes it was best to let words die of their own accord, rather than fight them.

Silence is not our heritage but our destiny; we live where we want to live.

Let us use words carefully, because words can betray and kill.( "A gap of silence")