Quotes About Silence

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence . . . —Marianne Moore

the words make our silences easier--they're the current that runs under them.

But even then I knew how it was going to be, I could feel the coming silence in the long, poisonous pauses that expanded as the night progressed.

To remain silent in the face of evil is itself a form of evil.

You should only speak when you have something worth saying.

I always knew I had no small talk, and now I know I've got no big talk either.

I couldn't think of anything to say so I kept quiet. I still can't think of anything to say so I am going to sleep.

Your war drum ain't / louder than this breath.

Secluded communities of women are a concern. Some unfair and possibly illegal things happen that the government never knows about, because the women don't come out to tell what's going on.

How quickly we became prisoners, how quickly we gave up our freedom, how quickly we tolerated the loss of that freedom, like a child being abused, in silence.

The interpreter, however, is the shadow. The key is to be invisible. She is the only one in the room who hears the truth, a keeper of secrets.

Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.

Stop thinking that meditation is anything special. Stop thinking altogether.

And if her heart was breaking with every step she took, at least he would never know.

You don't talk much, do you, angel-face? I like that in a woman.

In space … no one can hear your bad jokes.

When Patrick finally broke his silence with 2008's 'Anthems For the Damned' - the first Filter album that he recorded sober - fans were decidedly lukewarm.

The best way for guys to communicate is just don't talk to each other for nine hours. That's why I like long motorcycle rides. It's a great way for guys to socialize and not socialize.

We have met on a solemn occasion, and in this crowded assembly there is one thing that appears important, that is, for every one of us to be still, that if any thing should he said, every one may the better hear.

I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.

Reading takes solitude and it takes focus.

There are few places you can find silence. Air travel could be the last fortress of solitude.

I like peace and solitude and silence.

Silence and solitude are more distracting to me than chatter and commotion.