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Silence Quotes - Page 64

Silence remains, inescapably, a form of speech.

Silence remains, inescapably, a form of speech.

Susan Sontag (1983). “A Susan Sontag reader”, Vintage

Perhaps sound is only an insanity of silence, a mad gibber of empty space grown fearful of listening to itself and hearing nothing.

Steven Millhauser (2011). “Edwin Mullhouse: The Life and Death of an American Writer 1943-1954 by Jeffrey Cartwright”, p.28, Vintage

The Law likes to be argued with. Take away words and where is the Law? Silence always annoys it.

Stella Benson (2005). “This Is the End”, p.42, 1st World Publishing

Abuse is often of service. There is nothing so dangerous to an author as silence.

Samuel Johnson (1840). “The Life and Writings of Samuel Johnson...”, p.51

POZZO: I am blind. (Silence.) ESTRAGON: Perhaps he can see into the future.

Samuel Beckett (2012). “The Complete Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett”, p.76, Faber & Faber

Silence and darkness were all I craved. Well, I get a certain amount of both. They being one.

Samuel Beckett (2010). “The Collected Shorter Plays of Samuel Beckett: All That Fall, Act Without Words, Krapp's Last Tape, Cascando, Eh Joe, Footfall, Rockaby and others”, p.159, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.