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Silence Quotes - Page 83

There was a terribly ghastly silence. There was a terribly ghastly noise. There was a terribly ghastly silence.

Douglas Adams (2017). “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Omnibus: A Trilogy in Four Parts”, p.29, Pan Macmillan

I think silence is the condition you accept as the judgment on your crimes.

Don DeLillo (2015). “Underworld: Picador Classic”, p.342, Pan Macmillan

In an endless silence even screams sound silent.

"The Creator" by Dejan Stojanovic, Tvoritelj, Narodna knjiga, Alfa, Beograd, "Scream," (p. 34), 2000.

If you cannot improve upon the silence, do not speak.

Chris Rose (2015). “1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina”, p.43, Simon and Schuster

I can but die... and I believe in God. Let me try and wait His will in silence.

"Jane Eyre". Book by Charlotte Bronte, Jane (Ch. 28), October 16, 1847.

Television is all about sound. You'll never get a moment of silence unless there's something really extraordinary going on, on screen, visually. They never let a moment of silence pass without being filled in television because it's a very sound-driven medium.

"Charlie Hunnam Talks Deadfall, Sons of Anarchy Season 5, Pacific Rim, and Writing a Movie About a Drug Lord for Wb and Legendary". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 5, 2012.

When you have nothing to say, say nothing; a weak defense strengthens your opponent, and silence is less injurious than a bad reply.

Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.), Charles Caleb Colton (1861). “Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son on men and manners. To which are added, selections from Colton's 'Lacon'.”, p.227

Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. What it craves is secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you stay quiet, you stay in a lot of self-judgment.

"Brené Brown Talks to The Shriver Report: The Power of Shame on Women Living on the Brink". Interview with Cara P.Lemieux, shriverreport.org. May 02, 2014.