“When the whole world is writing letters, it's easy to lap into the quiet within, tell the story of an hour, keep alive the narrating inner life. To be alone in the presence of one's thought is not a value, only a common practice.” ThinkingWorldWritingWholeStoriesValuesEasyHoursCommonPracticeAliveSolitudeQuietLettersWhole WorldThoughtfulLapInner Life Author:Vivian Gornick
“I have this idea of myself as this quiet, observant, thoughtful child, which my parents roundly contradict. They claim that I was loud and bossy and dancing all the time.” ChildrenIdeasParentQuietClaimsDancingLoudThoughtfulObservantBossy Author:Carrie Coon
“I think that one of the challenges for a parent and myself as a parent is that we live in a very electronic media age. That's obvious to everyone. And I'm not opposed to time on computers or time with television or time with any other electronic media but I think that quiet, thoughtful interaction between one's self, your mind and words is an irreplacable thing.” ThinkingMindSelfAgeParentChallengesMediaTelevisionQuietComputerObviousThoughtfulInteractionElectronic Media Author:Josh Prince
“Below a certain point, if you keep too quiet, people no longer see you as thoughtful or deep; they simply forget you.” PeopleIfsCertainForgetQuietThoughtfulForget YouQuiet People Book:Eleanor Rigby: A Novel Source: Eleanor Rigby: A Novel
“The funeral is a quiet one, despite the number of mourners present. There are no sobs or flailing handkerchiefs. There is a smattering of color amongst the sea of traditional black. Even the light rain cannot push it down into the realms of despair. It rests instead in a space of thoughtful melancholy.” LightBlackSpaceNumbersSeaColorQuietDespairRainTraditionalDespiteRealmsThoughtfulMelancholyFuneralHandkerchiefsFlailing Author:Erin Morgenstern