Quotes About Silent

Their silent wounds have speech More eloquent than men; Their tones can deeper reach Than human voice or pen.

Der Schluß ist dann so wie alle wirklichen Schlüsse im Leben: banal, wortlos, überwältigend.

el mexicano es por naturaleza silencioso…Si no sabe hablar muy bien, sabe en cambio, callar de manera excelente

But by that time I had no interest in learning more about him, and I accepted the role of silent accomplice when it came to my mother's illusions.

Insect-borne diseases in warm climes can be rampageous.10 Winter, then, in spite of what poets may say about it, is the great friend of humanity: the silent white killer, slayer of insects and parasites, cleanser of pests.

Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.

Presence is a noun, not a verb; it is a state of being, not doing. States of being are not highly valued in a culture that places a high priority on doing. Yet, true presence or "being with" another person carries with it a silent power.

Sheet music circles on the water, silent, open pages, weighted and wet. I train the beam of the flashlight over the words. "Meet Me in St. Louis" drifts by, and "My Funny Valentine.

I'm not a particularly verbose person. I think that's why I like taking pictures... they speak for themselves.

Writing, for me, is like trying to restart an engine that has rested for years, silent and rusting, in an empty lot--choked with water and dirt, infiltrated by ants and spides and cockroaches. Vines and weeds shoved into it and sprouting of it. A kind of coughing splutter, an eruption of leaves and dust, a voice that sounds a little like mine but is not the same as it was before.

From behind their windows, from behind their shutters, our fellow citizens watched as we passed.

YOU'RE HAVING A DELIGHTFUL PICNIC, THEN SUDDENLY THERE'S A TORNADO. THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE DROPS. THE SKY GOES BLACK. THE BIRDS GO SILENT. THIS THING IS COMING STRAIGHT FOR YOU

They come upon me all silent and menacing like Pinkerton Detectives, and they flank me—Depression on my left, Loneliness on my right. They don't need to show me their badges. I know these guys very well.

But you must be awash in a sea of compliments, my lady. Every gentleman you meet must voice his admiration, his wish to make love to you. And those are only the ones who may voice such thoughts. All about you are men who cannot speak their admiration, who must remain mute from lack of social standing or fear of offending you. Only their thoughts light the air about you, following you like a trail of perfume, heady but invisible. (Winter Makepeace)

Her eyes are homes of silent prayers.

for there is nothing more desolate in all the abodes of men than an unfurnished house dimly lit, silent, and forsaken, and yet tenanted by rumour with the memories of evil and violent histories.

The man creases up. It seems he was joking; his shoulders go up and down but no sound comes out of him. It's like laughter, but also like a parody of laughter, and simultaneously a bit like he's having an asthma attack. Maybe you're not allowed to laugh out loud behind the counter of the main Post Office.

But Uncle Jabez was short on conversation-- he seemed to have hoarded that up, too, and was unable to get at his stores of small-talk.

Wealthy people in Australia tend to give, and give very quietly.

Ninjas are so cool!

I'm a Hollywood kid, and I know that there are only so many stories. Only so many tales around the campfire that we have to tell. Then we have to regurgitate them. Our grandparents' movies were all remakes of silent films - we forget that, but it's true.

Mr. Arthur Ashe, he was good. I read some of his books. He knew about everything, but he was real quiet and didn't talk much. I never met him.

I've always been in love with samurais, that kind of classic idea about a hero who has a sword with an intense skill and is very stoic and doesn't talk much.

I'd always heard stories about how Harpo Marx was the most talkative of the Marx brothers. I found it interesting that someone you never got to hear speak in films would never not speak in real life.