“His silence had begun as something protective, but over the years it has transformed into something near oppressive, something that manages him rather than the other way around. Now he cannot find a way out of it, even when he wants to.”
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“Long silences are as proper in good company as a song on a lonely road.”
“We often say a lot about ourselves by saying only a few words, or nothing at all.”
“My family is clearly irritated with my actions, and they say nothing to me in a very loud way.”
“The dust of the dead words clings to thee. Wash thy soul with silence.”