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“Your silence is a little black garden. You know everything there by heart.”

Book:Breaking and Entering

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Breaking and Entering

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Joy Williams

Joy Williams is an American novelist known for her distinctive literary style and profound thematic explorations. Her works often focus on personal identity, family relationships, and social changes, enjoying great popularity among readers. more

“The silence was more profound than that of midnight: and to me the silence of a summer morning is more touching than all other silence, because, the light being broad and strong, as that of noon-day at other seasons of the year, it seems to differ from perfect day, chiefly because man is not yet abroad: and thus, the peace of nature, and of the innocent creatures of God, seems to be secure and deep, only so long as the presence of man, and his restless and unquiet spirit, are not there to trouble its sanctity.”

Peace Silence Morning Sun Dawn And Dusk Sunlight Quotes Presence Of Man

Book:Confessions of an English Opium Eater

Source: Confessions of an English Opium Eater

“You don’t have to say anything.” He sat back in his chair. “I won’t. As always, words fail when you most want to say the right thing.” “People think they have to say something, and it never makes me feel better.”

Feelings Silence Words

Book:Where the Forest Meets the Stars

Source: Where the Forest Meets the Stars

“Revolted and offended, this child was fighting her mother in her head and did not even blink.”

Silence Childhood Trauma Motherhood Fury Reproach Antagonism Within Paravent Walls

Book:Within Paravent Walls

Source: Within Paravent Walls

“They had been the reason for the receding love between her and her husband. She claimed a substitution for her sacrifices, an amendment of her situation.”

Silence Violence Sacrifice Guilt Motherhood Wrath Toxicity Within Paravent Walls

Book:Within Paravent Walls

Source: Within Paravent Walls

“Gabriela's pupils were immoveable tempests, dark tunnels spiraling down into invisibility, terrifying the mother. They sat still amongst the greenish-brown puddle and attacked Estefania in total muteness.”

Silence Violence Childhood Anger Blame Motherhood Eyes Antagonism Within Paravent Walls

Book:Within Paravent Walls

Source: Within Paravent Walls

“The crack that was Yark's mouth elongated, not a smile so much as a forcing apart of seams that went with the blunt question. To force Quoyle's seams apart. And other forced seams implicit.”

Silence Talking Conversation Mouth

Book:The Shipping News

Source: The Shipping News

“Happy is the man who finds a walking companion who knows how to keep silence and when to talk, who is in unison not only with yourself but with all the vibrant chords of nature around”

Friendship Silence Walking

Author:Grant, Will

“Be quiet if you want to talk to silence!”

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Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“When someone is grieving, you don’t have to say anything. Just be present. Be nonjudgmental. Let them cry, scream, or sit in silence. You don't have to fix them.”

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Book:Sacred Wandering: Growing Your Faith In The Dark

Source: Sacred Wandering: Growing Your Faith In The Dark

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