“Sadly I write in my quiet room, alone as I have always been, alone as I will always be. And I wonder if my apparently negligible voice might not embody the essence of thousands of voices, the longing for self expression of thousands of lives, the patience of millions of souls resigned like my own to their daily lot, their useless dreams, and their hopeless hopes.” IfsWritingSoulSelfDreamMightVoiceMy OwnRoomsWonderMillionsExpressionQuietEssenceLongingUselessHopelessSelf ExpressionResignedQuiet Room Book:The Selected Prose of Fernando Pessoa Source: The Selected Prose of Fernando Pessoa
“If I am good enough and quiet enough, perhaps after all they will let me go; but it’s not easy being quiet and good, it’s like hanging on to the edge of a bridge when you’ve already fallen over; you don’t seem to be moving, just dangling there, and yet it is taking all your strength.” IfsEnoughSeemsMovingEasyQuietLet MeEdgesBridgesFallenOver YouGood EnoughHanging OnLet Me GoBeing Quiet Author:Margaret Atwood
“And so it was settled. Sam Gamgee married Rose Cotton in the spring of 1420 (which was also famous for its weddings), and they came and lived at Bag End. And if Sam thought himself lucky, Frodo knew that he was more lucky himself; for there was not a hobbit in the Shire that was looked after with such care. When the labours or repair had all been planned and set going he took to a quiet life, writing a good deal and going through all his notes. He resigned the office of Deputy Mayor at the Free Fair that Midsummer, and dear old Will Whitfoot had another seven years of presiding at Banquets.” IfsWritingYearsEndsCareDealsLuckyQuietOfficeMarriedSpringFairsRoseNotesSevenDearLabourBagsSeven YearsMayorsCottonResignedBanquetsFrodoMidsummerDeputiesQuiet LifeReturn Of The KingShireSam Gamgee Author:J. R. R. Tolkien
“You've been quiet these past days," Trevanion said. "Are you going to tell me what the...exchange of words was about?" "Who said there was an exchange of words?" Finnikin asked with irritation. "When a woman says 'I hope you fall under your horse' and 'catch your death, then see if I grieve you,'" Perri said, "then there's been an exchange of words." Finnikin glared at him. "In my humble opinion.” IfsSaidPastFallOpinionQuietHorseHumbleGrievingIrritation Author:Melina Marchetta
“Indeed Not. Stop kicking me, Daine. You understand, she is very important to a number of powerful nobles and mages in Tortall." Numair's voice was quiet, almost friendly; his eyes were hard. "Their majesties. Lady Alanna and her husband, the baron of Pirate's Swoop. Me. All of us would take iit amiss if we thought for a moment she was being trifled with, particularly by a young man who wasn't free to do the right thing by her." "Numair," Daine growled. "Can I speak to you privately for a moment? "No. Stepping on my foot won't work either. Do I make myself clear, Prince Kaddar?” IfsMenImportantHardMomentsEyeYoungSpeakVoicePowerfulNumbersClearFeetQuietHusbandYoung ManRight ThingHis EyesFriendlyMajestyPirateKicking Book:Emperor Mage Source: Emperor Mage
“Sanguine felt the ridiculous urge to reach out and poke him, just to see if he’d react, but he’d seen that kind of anger before. It was the quiet kind. The dangerous kind.” IfsKindFeltDangerousQuietRidiculousUrgesReach OutPokeSanguine Author:Derek Landy
“On Painting Rats, and the Glorification of Them. They exist without permission. They are hated, hunted and persecuted. They live in quiet desperation amongst the filth. And yet they are capable of bringing entire civilizations to their knees. If you are dirty, insignificant, and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.” IfsRolesPaintingCivilizationQuietCapableModelsUltimateDirtyHatedKneesRole ModelsPermissionRatsDesperationInsignificantPersecutedFilthHuntedUnlovedGlorificationQuiet Desperation Author:Banksy