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Quote by Mehmet Murat Ildan

“A man who does not appreciate silence must be sentenced to noise!”

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Mehmet Murat Ildan is a renowned Turkish writer born on May 16, 1965. His works span various literary forms including novels, essays, and poetry, and have gained widespread popularity among readers. more

“He suddenly felt a pain that was as violent as if it were real. Existence, similar to the stucco angel whose extremities meet in a curved mirror, comes back, almost by necessity, to a state of radicality and silence. The ideal existence is the one that lasts long enough to come back to this point of origin. Those who forge straight ahead will never know where they have come from.”

Existence Silence Simulation Radicality

Book:Cool Memories V: 2000 - 2004

Source: Cool Memories V: 2000 - 2004

“But because so many kept silent, the temptation is great to discount one's own silence, or to compensate for it by invoking the general guilt, or to speak about oneself all but abstractly, in the third person: he was, saw, had, said, he kept silent...”

War Reality Silence Thoughts Guilt Realization Contradiction World War Ii Disbelief

Book:Peeling the Onion

Source: Peeling the Onion

“Silence is often the wisest reply.”

Wisdom Fighting Silence Wise Fool Argument Arguing Foolish Stoicism Quarrel

Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“But that’s the thing about words. Once you’ve said them, there’s no going back.”

Speak Silence Words Hush

Book:Hush

Source: Hush

“The block of sky in our twin high windows became a nectarine, amber and rose pink, and we lay in silence as white sunlight broke.”

Silence Sky Window Rose Dawn Sunlight Sunrise New Day Amber Pink

Book:Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir

Source: Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir

“She says suicide is for cowards. This is an uglynasty Momside. She bought a book about it. Tough love. Sour sugar. Barbed velvet. Silent talk. She leaves the book on the back of the toilet to educate me. She has figured out that I don’t say too much. It bugs her.”

Pain Speak Silence Depression Suicide Parents Teens

Book:Speak

Source: Speak

“Everyone watched Maddy. Not outright – the glances came at her like light dancing off a mirror ball, moments of eyes flicking across her face and gone. It was almost as if the class were on a collective joyride at her expense: the more miserable she felt, the more excited their smirks became.”

Life Pain Silence Bullying Teens Stares The Pain Eater

Book:The Pain Eater

Source: The Pain Eater

“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.”

Men Love Women Relationships Silence Family Conversation Understanding Others

Book:Plainsong

Source: Plainsong

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