“You're not talking to her, Maggie Jones said. You and Raymond don't talk like you should to that girl. Women want to hear some conversation in the evening. We don't think that's too much to ask. We're willing to put up with a lot from you men, but in the evening we want to hear some talking. We want to have a little conversation in the house.”
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“I have learned to cradle silence in public places.”
“I respond to insults, And to rivalries, With a silence occult In all my victories.”
“The silence Is like moonlight In one thing: That it hides nothing.”
“We need not be afraid of silence; sometimes it can help us listen to our precious inner messages.”
“When you learn to close your eyes, wait and listen, silence reveals a beautiful thing: yourself.”
“Thoughts are thoughts and you're beyond that. Let silence or your dreams do the talking.”