Quotes About Silence

I stood up and offered not a prayer, for that was of no use to anyone, but a moment of contemplation.

She opened her mouth to say something, but when she did she realized that she couldn't find any words to express her surprise, and so she did the only sensible thing she could think of and closed it again.

Hay cosas que sencillamente están ahí, sin molestar a nadie, esperando a que las descubran.

The night was warmer than most I had known; we could breathe without seeing clouds of unpoken words dissolving into the atmosphere before us.

Si no hablo, podría desaparecer.

peaceful in the knowledge that a long and happy relationship negates the need for constant chatter. Zoya and I had long perfected the art of sitting silently in each other's company for hours on end, while never running out of things to say.

The shared secret and the shared denial are the most horrible aspects of incest.

You will never hear a bird cry or a sheep bleat or a weasel scream.

A minute of thought is worth more than an hour of talk.

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at

Sometimes the best thing we can do for someone else is to hold our tongue. When tempted to give advice that's not wanted, to show off, to say "I told you so," or to point out another's error, the best policy is to say nothing. As nineteenth-century British journalist George Sala advised, we should strive "not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

After five years of marriage he seemed to have been left with nothing to say. It was like being embarrassed by a shortage of money.

Thus did these two, the man from Wales and the man from Norfolk, enter the silent streets of the town of Glastonbury.

She looks at him, but then looks away. He looks at her, and wishes he had the right words to say.

A heartbreak isnt always as loud as a bomb exploding. Sometimes it can be as quiet as a feather falling, and the most painful thing is that no one really hears it except yourself

When a woman no longer gets frustrated and upset with you, you can almost guarantee that she doesn't care anymore. Silence is deadly.

I'm done being the first one to start the conversation with you.

Sometimes, crying is the only way your eyes speak when your mouth cant explain how broken your heart is.

I could fill out a thousand pages telling you how I felt and still you would not understand. So now I leave without a sound, except my heart shattering as it hits the ground.

Tears are words too painful for a broken heart to speak.

Most hearts are broken from words unspoken.

When a heart breaks, it screams out in pain. You may not hear a plaintive cry, but the silence is deafening. Betrayal is a bitter pill. The bitterness lingers, stifling out happiness and peace.

Harsh words hurt my feelings, but silence breaks my heart.

Crying is the only way your eyes speak when your mouth cant explain how things made your heart broken. It's normal.