2,656 Quotes About Silence

Well-timed silence has more eloquence than speech.

Det var liksom helt riktig at han ikke hadde spurt. At han bare hadde tatt sjansen og at han nå ville få blod på sin eggeskallfargede silkesofa. Den slags overraskelser får bare de helt selvtilfredse og autistiske.

Dissociation appears to be... the internal mechanism by which terrorized people are silenced.

Eğer başka çocuklar da anlaşılmamaktan, yanlış anlaşılmaktan, benim çocukken korktuğum kadar korkuyorlarsa (ki olasıdır, çünkü çocukluğumda bir hilkat garibesi olduğumu hiç sanmıyorum) bu korku birçok suskunluk ve yalanların anahtarıdır.

Perhaps the most important thing we bring to another person is the silence in us, not the sort of silence that is filled with unspoken criticism or hard withdrawal. The sort of silence that is a place of refuge, of rest, of acceptance of someone as they are. We are all hungry for this other silence. It is hard to find. In its presence we can remember something beyond the moment, a strength on which to build a life. Silence is a place of great power and healing.

The best way to support terrorism is to be silent.

The afternoon our story begins, the quiet parts of being alive were the busiest: wind unlocking Windows; rainlight nudging curtains apart; fresh-cut grass tickling unsocked feet. Days like this made Alice want to set off on a great adventure.

I wish not to tell you how I feelI choose silence so that you leaveKiss me goodbye and set me free

We refuse to turn off our computers, turn off our phone, log off Facebook, and just sit in silence, because in those moments we might actually have to face up to who we really are.