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Quotes About Silence

Because the particular has no language. One thinks to escape
~ T.S. Eliot
Amongst the rock one cannot stop or think
~ T.S. Eliot
I could not Speak, and my eyes failed, I was neither Living nor dead, and I knew nothing, Looking into the heart of light, the silence. Oed' und leer das Meer.
~ T.S. Eliot
There are evil neighborhoods of noise and evil neighborhoods of silence, and Eeldrop and Appleplex preferred the latter, as being the more evil. It
~ T.S. Eliot
Living among strangers, with no one to talk to.
~ T.S. Eliot
And I hear your voice as in the silence Between two storms, one hears the moderate usual noises In the grass and leaves, of life persisting, Which ordinarily pass unnoticed.
~ T.S. Eliot
Silence! and preserve respectful distance. For I perceive approaching The Rock. Who will perhaps answer our doubtings. The Rock. The Watcher. The Stranger. He who has seen what has happened And who sees what is to happen. The Witness. The Critic. The Stranger. The God-shaken, in whom is the truth inborn.
~ T.S. Eliot
You dream too much, child. Our kind, we make our way with strong backs and closed mouths.
~ Tad Williams
I pray that I lose my voice before my tongue ever shames me.
~ Tad Williams
Better the devil's tongue to argue and question than a silent tongue and an empty head.
~ Tad Williams
The strong never need to silence the weak, or they prove that they are the truly weak ones.
~ Tad Williams
Silence is death, and you, if you talk, you die, and if you remain silent, you die. So, speak out and die.
~ Tahar Djaout
When you arrive at the sea, you Do not talk of the tributary. Hakim Sanai F
~ Tahir Shah
Silence is the only safe answer to Silence.
~ Talbot Mundy
The only rule of survival in a situation like this: Shut your mouth and keep moving.
~ Tami Hoag
A cat understands how to be pleasant in the morning. He doesn't talk.
~ Tamora Pierce
I truly love our Code of Chivalry. We are taught that noblemen must take everything and say nothing. Noblemen must stand alone. Well, we're men, and men aren't born to stand alone. -Myles of Olau
~ Tamora Pierce
Not one word, Kel warned. Tobe and I have reached an understanding. Neal's lips twitched. Why do I feel you did most of the understanding.
~ Tamora Pierce
I said I fell down. Ah. The ground bloodied your nose, split yer lip, and punched ye in th' eye, all at once. I said I don't want to talk about it.
~ Tamora Pierce
Money talks and walks, but it does not bark.
~ Tamora Pierce
Face it, Gary told her kindly. You'll never catch up. You just do as much as you can and take the punishments without saying anything. Sometimes I wonder if that isn't what they're really trying to teach us--to take plenty and keep our mouths shut.
~ Tamora Pierce
She decided to be quiet for now. There was a Yamani saying: "You need never unsay anything that you did not say in the first place.
~ Tamora Pierce
He has never been stripped of his voice, so he does not know how it feels to be stripped of it, even a little.
~ Tamora Pierce
Face it," Gary told her kindly. "You'll never catch up. You just do as much as you can and take the punishments without saying anything. Sometimes I wonder if that isn't what they're really trying to teach us—to take plenty and keep our mouths shut.
~ Tamora Pierce