Quotes About Silence

Há prisões piores que as palavras.

El aya sabia que quien quiere de verdad quiere en silencio, con hechos y nunca con palabras

In this manner, secretly, the Fortuny family let the years go by, silencing their hearts and their souls to the point where, from so much keeping quiet, they forgot the words with which to express their real feelings and the family became strangers living under the same roof, like so many other families living in the vast city. - Phoenix paperback, 2005, p.132

Sólo recuerdo que llovió todo el día y toda la noche, y que cuando le pregunté a mi padre si el cielo lloraba le faltó la voz para responderme.

There are worse prisons than words

Every piece of that marvelous world was a silent tear.

Seis anos depois, a lembrança da minha mãe era para mim como uma alucinação, um silêncio cheio de gritos que eu não tinha aprendido ainda a apaziguar com palavras. Zafón, Carlos Ruiz. A sombra do vento (Locais do Kindle 35-36). Companhia das Letras. Edição do Kindle.

We all remain silent and they try to convince us that what we've seen, what we've done, what we've learned about ourselves and about others, is an illusion, a nightmare that will pass. Wars have no memory, and nobody has the courage to understand them until there are no voices left to tell what really happened, until the moment comes when we no longer recognize them and they return, with another face and another name, to devour everything they left behind.

Los recuerdos que uno entierra en el silencio son los que nunca dejan de perseguirlo

Demasiados secretos son los que llevan a un hombre a la tumba antes de hora.

we can have a minute's silence.' 'That won't be necessary.' 'Of course not. It's only necessary when one has nothing valid to say. Silence makes even idiots seem wise for a minute.

Gli stolti parlano, i codardi tacciono, i saggi ascoltano

Tako, u tajnovitosti, porodica Fortunj pusti da pro?u godine, u?utkuju?i svoja srca i svoje duše, do trenutka kad, od tolikog ?utanja, zaboraviše re?i za izražavanje svojih pravih ose?anja i pretvoriše se u strance koji su živeli zajedno pod istim krovom, jednim od tolikih u beskrajnom gradu.

Hay peores cárceles que las palabras…

El silencio hace que hasta los necios parezcan sabios durante un minuto.

In this manner, secretly, ....let the years go by, silencing their hearts and souls to the point where, from so much keeping quiet, they forgot the words with which to express their real feelings and became strangers...

Despi-a á luz de uma vela.Tirei-lhe os sapatos,impregnados de água empoçada,o vestido ensopado e as meias rasgadas.Enxuguei-lhe o corpo e o cabelo com uma toalha lavada.Ainda tremia de frio quando a deitei na cama e me estendi ao seu lado,abraçando-a para a aquecer.Ficámos assim durante muito tempo,em silêncio,a ouvir a chuva.Lentamente senti que o corpo amornava sob as minhas mãos e a respiração começava a tornar-se profunda.

In this manner, secretly, the Fortuny family let the years go by, silencing their hearts and their souls to the point where, from so much keeping quiet, they forgot the words with which to express their real feelings and became strangers living under the same roof, like so many other families in the vast city.

Suspirei.Amparava-nos o anoitecer e aquele silêncio de abandono que une os estranhos,e senti-me com coragem para dizer que não importava o quê,mesmo que fosse pela última vez.

Nuestras miradas se encontraron brevemente. Al poco, mi padre se levantó y se refugió en su habitación, herido de silencio

I ricordi che seppellisci nel silenzio sono quelli che non smettono mai di perseguitarti.

de besades que quedaren a flor de llavis, perdudes, sense fer...

It wasn't that she stopped being nice; she stopped being anything

Kahnawake April 20, 1704 Temperature 56 degrees Mercy's only hope for friendship was Nistenha's cousin's daughter, Snow Walker, who was a frequent visitor and pleasant enough. But Indians were less likely to talk for the sake of talk and Snow Walker hardly talked at all. Snow Walker for a friend would be like a fence post for a friend.