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I have a need of silence and of stars. Too much is said too loudly. I am dazed. The silken sound of whirled infinity Is lost in voices shouting to be heard.

William Alexander Percy
Stars, Voice, Silence
William Alexander Percy (1944). “The collected poems of William Alexander Percy”
I have a need of silence and of stars. Too much is said too loudly. I am dazed. The silken sound of whirled infinity Is lost in voices shouting to be heard.