You’d think that silence would be peaceful. But really, it’s painful.
-David Levithan
"Will Grayson, Will Grayson"
Quotations
Silence
Music is pleasing not only because of the sound but because of the silence that is in it: without the alternation of sound and silence there would be no rhythm.
-Thomas Merton
"No Man Is an Island"
When your heart is broken, don't go silent - speak to God in his own language...
-John Geddes
"A Familiar Rain"
The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it.
-Criss Jami
Some of the most powerful speeches I have given have been delivered in the dedicated silence of my actions.
-Steve Maraboli
Silence is a giver; it gives some things to you! Noise is a taker; it takes some things from you! Seek for the silence!
-Mehmet Murat Ildan
The world's continual breathing is what we hear and call silence.
-Clarice Lispector
"The Passion According to G.H."
The most significant conversations of our lives occur in silence.
-Simon Van Booy
"Love Begins in Winter: Five Stories"
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
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"
