Quotes About Quiet

Silence is the garden of thought.

To be included in someone's absence, it is an honour, and it asks quiet. It asks respect.

shut up", it means be quiet and listen!

He saw me notice and took my hands in his. "It's too quiet for me, Cousin, and too dry. You understand, don't you?" I don't, but I was charmed, as he knew I would be, in spite of my being against charm in principle.

There is nothing in the world more peaceful than apple-leaves with an early moon.

I want this noise within me to die down.

Can't I go lonely to bed?

I rest all night in the eye of a hurricane.

The peace of the land, the last islands of this peace, made me feel small. I welcomed the feeling. It was a pleasure to feel insignificant, to let my desires quiet, to feel, in the moment, the human body as an instrument attuned to peace.

I prefer to be left alone with my books.

I really would like to stop working forever—never work again, never do anything like the kind of work I'm doing now—and do nothing but write poetry and have leisure to spend the day outdoors and go to museums and see friends.... Just a literary and quiet city-hermit existence.

The only way to silence the cries is by making no sound at all

Because sometimes there's more worth in silence than noise. Sometimes everything you need to know is contained in that small quiet space. Sometimes we get so caught up in distraction and noise and seeking other people's approval we forget the quiet seed of truth that lives in our hearts. But just because we fail to tune in to it, doesn't mean it's not there.

Le silence est plus tapageur que tout.

I'm a light sleeper, but so long as I'm wearing earplugs, I sleep well.

O Death, rock me asleep, bring me to quiet rest, let pass my weary guiltless ghost out of my careful breast.

There are three reasons why I live in Scotland. First, I like silence, and you have to be a millionaire to buy silence in Italy. Second, I like cold weather. Third, in Italy I have too many relatives and know too many people, so I never get a quiet time.

I felt very unstressed on my wedding day. I'm very grateful for that... spending the day on my own, being super quiet and happy and just puttering around doing my own thing.

My favorite thing of all time is a New York City weekend when there's a blizzard. Everything gets really quiet, and everyone goes to the movies and the park.

I don't like controversy.

Have you ever been to the countryside? It's so small. And there's nothing to do.

I was not born to be the center of attention in a crowded room.

I'm not the kind of person who enjoys big crowds very much.

I don't like crowds or attention.