Quotes by Pauses Poetry calls us to pause. There is so much we overlook, while the abundance around us continues to shimmer, on its own. Naomi Shihab Nye shimmer pauses abundance No work begun shall ever pause for death. Robert Browning pauses work Hold the old holding hand. Hold and be held. Plod on and never recede. Slowly with never a pause plod on and never recede. Samuel Beckett pauses holding-hands hands Be again, be again. (Pause.) All that old misery. (Pause.) Once wasn't enough for you. Samuel Beckett pauses misery enough Stop it. Seriously. This isn't funny.' 'You're right.' A pause. 'It's pathetic. Sarah Dessen pauses pathetic Sometimes you need to press pause to let everything sink in. Sebastian Vettel pauses sometimes needs Build gaps in your life. Pauses. Proper pauses. Thom Yorke pauses gaps The pause is a part of the walk. Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar pauses walks Never pause unless you have a reason for it, but when you pause, pause as long as you can. W. Somerset Maugham pauses reason long Sabbath is not simply the pause that refreshes. It is the pause that transforms. Walter Brueggemann pauses sabbath I like the pause that tea allows Waris Ahluwalia pauses tea Pause awhile, And let my counsel sway you. William Shakespeare pauses «12