You’d think that silence would be peaceful. But really, it’s painful.
-David Levithan
"Will Grayson, Will Grayson"
Quotations
Silence
In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.
-Henry David Thoreau
Never say anything that doesn't improve on silence.
-Richard Yates
"A Good School"
Great souls suffer in silence.
-Friedrich Schiller
When the world is too loud, silence is my only voice.
-Nouf Alfadl
Sometimes silence can be the loudest thing.
-Ellie Mathews
It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie.
-Victor Hugo
Silence is pure and holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking.
-Nicholas Sparks
"The Notebook"
When you connect to the silence within you; that is when you can make sense of the disturbance going on around you.
-Stephen Richards
Does not everything depend on our interpretation of the silence around us?
-Lawrence Durrell
"Justine"
