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Quotes About Speechless

So they bring our poor Andreas into the vestry, and unfortunately he's no longer capable of speech, all he can do is reach for the left inside pocket of his jacket where he has the money he owes the little creditress, and he says: 'Miss Thérèse!' - and he sighs once, and he dies. May God grant us all, all of us drinkers, such a good and easy death!
~ Joseph Roth
The important thing to remember is that bugs don't actually talk.
~ Dave Foley
When I met President Obama, all I could say was 'wow' - twice. What an idiot.
~ Kathy Bates
I want to say something comforting, but I know that this is one of the moments when words would be like an appendix—superfluous or harmful.
~ Harlan Coben
There was so much he wanted to say, but was unable to think past the syllables of her name that filled him like some delicate music.
~ Simon Van Booy
I want to tell her how much she's become the center of my being. But I can't. The words won't come.
~ Simone Elkeles
I'm standing here, holding a half a lemon in my hand. I'm speechless, I'm excited . . . I'm a wreck. Caleb wants to be where I am.
~ Simone Elkeles
Love makes mutes of those who habitually speak most fluently.
~ Madeleine de Scudery
You know you love someone when you cannot put into words how they make you feel.
~ Margaret Mead
If I ever met Dolly Parton for sure, I would just not be able to say anything. I love her.
~ Joanna Newsom
Love is an emotion. Totally silent and inexpressible with words.
~ Rumi
I will always remember you, even though you had no idea I was even in the room. My words wouldn't come, I could only dream. A crush or a love?
~ Walter Bradford Cannon
I didn't know what I was supposed to say about that, so I just said, Wow
~ Meg Cabot
Costis, I am speechless! Not noticeably, Your Majesty.
~ Megan Whalen Turner
Alexander Hamilton, widely reputed to be the most eloquent man in the United States of America, had, for the first time in his life, been rendered speechless.
~ Melissa de la Cruz
Toby was rendered momentarily speechless. Was the minister out of his mind? Was this man seriously suggesting that political debate should return to the days of actual discussion of the issues? Was he literally raving tonto?
~ Ben Elton
A short story works to remind us that if we are not sometimes baffled and amazed and undone by the world around us, rendered speechless and stunned, perhaps we are not paying close enough attention.
~ Ben Marcus
She never had no comment.
~ Beth Moore
Diamonds - that'll shut her up... for a minute!
~ Ron White
All this love coming to me. I didn't know what to do with it. I wanted to say, I love you, too. I love you all. The feeling rose up in me like a column of wind, but when it got to my mouth, it had no voice, no words. Just a lot of air and longing.
~ Sue Monk Kidd
My heart is full," Yaltha told her. "So full it's difficult for me to speak.
~ Sue Monk Kidd
He couldn't bring himself to kill me. That shocked me more than his threats. I didn't know what to say to him.
~ Julia Golding
Sophie shook her head, completely unable to speak. Posy had knocked her breath clear to Scotland.
~ Julia Quinn
No puedo explicar nada sino balbucir el fuego que me quema.
~ Federico Garcia Lorca