She listens closely to the silence as though the sounds just beneath the surface are awaiting to release the significance of a moment.

Those who speak largely of the human condition are usually those most exempt from its oppressions - whether of sex, race, or servitude.

He'd kept this silence because his own secrets were darker, more hidden, and because he believed that his secrets had created hers.

start ignoring people who threaten your joy. literally, ignore them. say nothing. don’t invite any parts of them into your space.

In exchange for my silence, I want a box of quiet. Empty—and full.
That’s also how I like my morning coffee at night.

Because it is so hard, some people wait until they are in their thirties, forties, fifties, or even older before breaking their silence.

Sometimes I ask myself, "Do I have the courage to do the right thing when it matters most?" And that answer, I'm afraid, is silence.

An observer can’t tell if a person is silent and still because inner life has stalled or because inner life is transfixingly busy.

A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together.

You need to trustTo surrenderTo ask for guidanceGo within for the answersThey're within youYou have the answersAll you need do is ask

In general, silence often reflects ambiguity on the part of the listener as the observer wishes to understand the other's experience.

My own eyes try to sleep, but they don't. They stay wide awake as time snarls forward and silence drops down, like measured thought.

Now, Emily didn't make a sound. There was something more defining about the soundless reality that condemned the paradigm of passion.

Jacinta never told Penelope that she loved her. The nurse knew that those who really love, love in silence, with deeds and not with words.

Sometimes you need to sit lonely on the floor in a quiet room in order to hear your own voice and not let it drown in the noise of others.