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Sometimes silence is a habit that hurts?

Sometimes silence is a habit that hurts?

E. L. Konigsburg
Hurt, Silence, Sometimes
E.L. Konigsburg (2010). “The View from Saturday”, p.65, Simon and Schuster

I waited for her to catch up, and when I did, she slowed down, and I missed seeing the light in her hair. I never told Nadia how much I liked seeing the halo the sunlight made of her hair. Sometimes silence is a habit that hurts.

E. L. Konigsburg
Love, Hurt, Light
E. L. Konigsburg (1999). “The View from Saturday”, p.70, Simon and Schuster

I believe in courtesy. It is the way we avoid hurting people's feelings. She thought that maybe, just maybe, western civilization was in decline because people did not take time to take tea at four o'clock.

E. L. Konigsburg
Hurt, Believe, Civilization
E. L. Konigsburg (1999). “The View from Saturday”, p.125, Simon and Schuster

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