Quotes About Quiet

What came next wasn't exactly silence, because although it was quiet, a thousand things were being said. I hated that part about an unhappy household--that feeling of being perched and listening, the way an animal must feel at night in the dark, assessing danger.

Anxiety is like being in freeway traffic all the time. There's the constant sense of dodging and darting, seeking your chance to cut in, the irritation of others pulling ahead of you. You hit the accelerator; slam the brakes. You scout and scan for danger. Here, though, there is no traffic and no freeway. There is gentle company and books on shelves. There is quiet. There's fun. Dawn Celeste has a laugh that sounds like a pot bubbling over. Everyone gets to do as they wish.

Silence is peace, silence is quiet, silence is calming, silence is what you can be.

It's too noisy near the surface. To be able to concentrate with all your being, you must shut out all distractions. You must listen with your soul.

It's always the mind that needs quietening and the heart that needs listening to.

Peace of mind is a perception of a calm and quiet mind.

Meditation is a wonderful way to shout down the outer noise so that you may pay attention to the universal inner message.

Be still and quiet, tune in with the Infinite Intelligence, and continue in right thought, right feeling, and right action, and you will arrive at your goal.

el conticinio, un latinajo, la hora de la noche en que todo guarda silencio de mutuo acuerdo

el silencio resulta admisible mientras alguno de los que lo guardan está haciendo cosas

The Hindu sage Ramakrishna once said that the mind is like fabric; it takes the color of the dye it's soaked in. Soak the mind in a quiet, relaxing environment and it will become quiet and relaxed. Soak it in floods of Facebook and, well.…

There's always been a wild quiet about Solly. It stays in the air near him like a scent.

Nina could scarcely believe a house could be as quiet as the one on Washington Street. Although there were moments when she missed her children, her main response to living apart from her husband was relief…[H]er current solitude was not just a respite, it was a time to contemplate her future options. Nina marveled that she had choices to consider.

Ce matin, c'est le grand gel et le silence. C'est le silence, mais le vent n'est pas bien mort ; il ondule encore un peu ; il bat encore un peu de la queue contre le ciel dur. Il n'y a pas encore de soleil. Le ciel est vide ; le ciel est tout gelé comme un linge étendu.

his dearest wish was that he could have a quiet life free from his obligations.

If it's a romantic holiday, the only thing I need is my wife. We love quiet and calm places where we can't be disturbed. Neither of us likes being in busy places we would much rather stay in our hotel room and enjoy each other's company.

When those who lived through the epidemic tried to describe it, they talked about the sudden eerie quiet.

I need, absolutely, to be alone.

Solitude my solace, wrapped around me like layers of golden hair. Stacks of books and I can sing as loud as I please all day and night. [from the poem, Rapunzel: I like the Quiet ]

Not all magic is fireworks and fanfare. Sometimes magic is quiet and sneaks up on you. An illusion is what needs all the bells and whistles to make itself appear grander than it really is, which is just a trick that can be explained.

Silence is the hardest scream

Even a moderate and familiar stimulation, like a day at work, can cause an HSP to need quiet by evening.

Slowly, a gentle, quiet, personal victory of the spirit grows out of her fear and doubt.

He panted for silence as others do for air.