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“Can storied urn, or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flatt'ry soothe the dull cold ear of Death?”

Voice Cold Ears Breaths Silent Dust Dull Honour Provoking Fleeting Animated Mansions

Author:Thomas Gray

“The breath of springtime at this twilight hour Comes through the gathering glooms, And bears the stolen sweets of many a flower Into my silent rooms.”

Hours Rooms Sweet Flower Bears Spring Breaths Silent Twilight Gathering Stolen Springtime Gloom

Author:William C. Bryant

“A period recourse into the wilds is not a retreat into secret silent sanctums to escape a wicked world, it is to take breath amid effort to forge a better world.”

World Nature Effort Secret Periods Breaths Silent Wicked Wilderness Retreat Recreation Escaping Recourse Wicked World

Author:Benton MacKaye

“Need-love says of a woman "I cannot live without her"; Gift-love longs to give her happiness, comfort, protection - if possible, wealth; Appreciative love gazes and holds its breath and is silent, rejoices that such a wonder should exist even if not for him, will not be wholly dejected by losing her, would rather have it so than never to have seen her at all.”

Ifs Needs Giving Should Wonder Comfort Losing Breaths Silent Protection Rejoice Appreciative Need Love Dejected Losing Her

Author:C. S. Lewis

“If you come as softly As wind within the trees You may hear what I hear See what sorrow sees. If you come as lightly As threading dew I will take you gladly Nor ask more of you. You may sit beside me Silent as a breath Only those who stay dead Shall remember death. And if you come I will be silent Nor speak harsh words to you. I will not ask you why, now. Or how, or what you do. We shall sit here, softly Beneath two different years And the rich earth between us Shall drink our tears.”

Ifs Years May Two Different Earth Remember Asks Speak Rich Tree Tears Wind Sorrow Drink Breaths Silent Harsh Dew Harsh Words Why Now

Book:The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde

Source: The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde

“Spirit, who are you?' Andy demanded. Bobby remained silent, his entire body strained, his lips tightly together, his eyes bulging out. He was taking frantic, short breaths through his nose. His face was crimson. Spirit,' said Andy, 'I command you to tell us who you are in Jesus' name!' Don't you mention that name!' the spirit hissed and then cursed. I will mention that name again and again,' said Hank. You know that name has defeated you.”

Source: This Present Darkness: A Novel

“Shane was silent a moment, then let out a long breath. "I bet I could convince you if I could get through these bars. . . ." "You'd get arrested all over again." "Well, you're just that tempting. Jailbait." He kissed her fingers, which made her shiver all over; his lips lingered warm on her skin, reminding her of what it felt like to be alone with him, in that timeless.”

Ifs Wells Long Made Moments Felt Skins Breaths Silent Fingers Lips Warm Bars If I Could Convince Timeless Arrested Reminding Tempting Shiver Shane

Author:Rachel Caine

“Some people are little Chernobyls, shimmering with silent, spreading poison: get anywhere near them and every breath you take will wreck you from the inside out.”

People Littles Breaths Silent Poison Wrecks Chernobyl

Author:Tana French

“Being a Silent Brother is life, Clary Fray. But if you mean I remember my life before the Brotherhood, I do. Clary took a deep breath. “Were you ever in love? Before the Brotherhood? Was there ever anyone you would have died for?” There was a long silence. Then: Two people, said Brother Zachariah. There are memories that time does not erase, Clarissa. Ask your friend Magnus Bane, if you do not believe me. Forever does not make loss forgettable, only bearable.”

Source: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls

“Soon, everything else would come rushing at him. Like the ground to a falling man, it would come rushing up and hit him all at once - the place, the company, her words; one implication would lead to another and shatter him - but around that intake of breath the world hung silent and bright, so bright, and Akiva only knew this one thing, and held on to it and wanted to live inside of it and stay there forever. Karou was alive.”

Men World Wanted Fall Company Forever Alive One Thing Breaths Silent Hung Implications Rushing

Author:Laini Taylor

“Indeed." Will let his cutlery clatter onto his plate. "The Consul? Breaking up our breakfast time? Whatever next? The Inquisitor over for tea? Picnics with the Silent Brothers?" "Duck pies in the park," said Jem under his breath, and he and Will smiled at each other, just a flash, before the door opened and the Consul swept it.”

Said Next Doors Brother Breaths Silent Tea Parks Breakfast Ducks Flash Plates Pie Jem Picnics Cutlery

Author:Cassandra Clare

“Pay attention to the gap - the gap between two thoughts, the brief, silent space between words in a conversation, between the notes of a piano or flute, or the gap between the in-breath and the out-breath. When you pay attention to those gaps, awareness of 'something' becomes - just awareness. The formless dimension of pure conciousness arises from within you and replaces identification with form.”

Two Form Space Pay Attention Awareness Pure Quiet Conversation Breaths Notes Silent Arise Pay Attention Piano Dimensions Gaps Within You Identification Space Between Flutes

Book:Stillness Speaks

Source: Stillness Speaks

“Over all the mountain tops is peace. In all treetops you perceive scarcely a breath. The little birds in the forest are silent. Wait then; soon, you too, will have peace.”

Littles Peace Waiting Meditation Mountain Bird Breaths Silent Forests Perceive Mountain Top Treetops

Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe