Quotes About Silence

Soldier, shut up and Soldier

The most common problem I find among silent sons is their belief that they're just like everybody else. In other words, many either believe that their family was not dysfunctional (when in fact it was) or believe that it was dysfunctional, but they were not affected. This is not unusual for men. The following are some classic behavior patterns in silent sons.

The problem is, most men don't express their emotions.

Women often seemed to leave things unsaid, and in his limited experience it was what they did not say that proved the most trouble.

Listen sharp, think deep, and guard your tongue- Tam al'Thor

Respond to demands with silence, respond to challenges with questions. It was amazing how it worked.

People did not respond to anger. They did not respond to demands. Silence and questions, these were far more effective.

Whitecloak Questioners assume you're guilty before they start, and they have only one sentence for that kind of guilt. They don't care about finding the truth; they think they know that already. All they go after with their hot irons and pincers is a confession. Best you remember some secrets are too dangerous for saying aloud, even when you think you know who hears.

She probably told the thunder to be quiet. It probably did.

Respond to demands with silence, respond to challenges with questions.

Her silence was more eloquent than any words.

We are dead men, Lews Therin murmured. Dead men should be quiet in their graves, but they never are.

Perrin laid a finger across her lips just as she opened her mouth. She bit him—hard—but she did not say anything.

A wise ruler, Elayne thought, knows when to speak and when not.

Dead silence filled the room. Five Whitecloaks stood in the middle of the floor, studiously being ignored by the folk at the tables.

The best way to keep a secret is to tell no one

That had been the way of their journey, for the most part. Quiet, except when her temper got the best of her, and sometimes when she shouted the sound of her voice seemed to crash in the silence like breaking glass.

Some things just shouldn't be talked about, and I don't care if you will be letting that fool gleeman tell any kind of tale he wants. It isn't right or decent." "I never saw or heard or smelled anything that couldn't be talked about," Tam said

quietly as they waited. Mandarb danced in circles

She didn't trust change. It couldn't be spotted or stabbed; it was more silent than any scout, more deadly than any assassin. No, she'd never trust it, but she would accept it.

in her eyes. Neither

unexplained pauses

But it's better to know a lot and say little, I think, than know a little and say a lot.

This forest silence improves anyone.