Quotes by Silence We have drugs to make women speak, but none to keep them silent. Anatole France women drug silence Short story writers simply do what human beings have always done. They write stories because they have to; because they cannot rest until they have tried as hard as they can to write the stories. They cannot rest because they are human, and all of us need to speak into the silence of mortality, to interrupt and ever so briefly stop that quiet flow, and with stories try to understand at least some of it. Andre Dubus silence writing trying One of the greatest sounds of them all-and to me it is a sound-is utter, complete silence. Andre Kostelanetz silent silence sound Even in the most beautiful music, there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence. Silence is more important than ever, as life today is full of noise. We speak a lot about environmental pollution but not enough about noise pollution. Andrea Bocelli music silence beautiful Even in the most beautiful music there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence. Andrea Bocelli importance silence beautiful Sometimes one is without the pleasure of playing. But when the silence of the audience is perfect, we recover that. Andres Segovia silence perfect sometimes There are no solutions to life, but there is an experience of wholeness, of bliss, of being, of the deathlessness of the Divine Self, of Silence in all its multifacted, diamond splendor that heals all grief, all wounds, all questions. Andrew Harvey silence grief self .. every single corner and aspect of our lives, every single choice, will be different if we take the invitation of this [Rumi's] poetry to act from the Divine Center of Silence and allow the glory of the Presence to soak our every movement. Andrew Harvey different silence choices You've been listening to the adagio from Beethoven's 7th Symphony. I think Ludwig pretty much summed up death in this one. You know, he had lost just about all his hearing when he wrote it, and I've often wondered if that didn't help him tune into the final silence of the great beyond. Andrew Schneider symphony silence thinking When the conspiracy of lies surrounding me demands of me to silence the one word of truth given to me, that word becomes the one word I wish to utter above all others. André Brink silence wish lying Director Michelle MacLaren is the John Cage of this malevolent silence, able to wield it as precisely as a pointillist with a paintbrush. And with 'To'hajiilee,' the final episode of Breaking Bad she'll ever direct, she has painted her masterpiece. Under the unblinking eye of her relentless camera, this was television not as entertainment but as endurance. It was agonizing, nauseating, unbearable. I loved every minute but hated every second. I couldn't wait for it to be over but I never wanted it to end. And I especially never wanted it to end like that. Andy Greenwald silence eye waiting We're all torn between the desire for privacy and the fear of lonliness. We need each other and we need to get away from each other. We need proximity and distance, conversation and silence. We almost always get more of each than we want at any one time. Andy Rooney distance silence desire Anthony Hopkins is the kindest, sweetest most creative person I've met. He did something really insane between takes of the Westworld, out of nowhere. He started doing the lines from Silence of the Lambs, and I was like 'Oh my god, is this happening right now?' It was surreal. His voice changed, his demeanor changed, everything changed. He's a chameleon, in a matter of seconds he becomes something else. Angela Sarafyan insane silence creative The denial of our duty to act in this case is a denial of our right to act; and if we have no right to act, then may we well be termed the white slaves of the North, for like our brethren in bonds, we must seal our lips in silence and despair. Angelina Grimke despair silence white I'm sounding out the silence, avoiding all the words. Ani DiFranco avoiding silence expression I'd rather suffer the consequences of truth than of silence. Ani DiFranco consequence silence suffering Rising from the past, my shadow Is running in silence to meet me. Anna Akhmatova silence running past My poems are more my silence than my speech. Just as music is a kind of quiet. Sounds are needed only to unveil the various layers of silence. Anna Kamienska layers speech silence Everything was quiet, as if the silence was listening. Anna Kavan silence listening quiet In a democratic society, the only treason is silence. Anna Quindlen treason democratic silence «345678910111213»
