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Silence10 quotes
There is a silence where hath been no sound, There is a silence where no sound may be, In the cold grave-under the deep, deep sea. — Thomas Hood · 1827That's when you know you've found somebody really special. When you can just shut the fuck up for a minute and comfortably share silence. — Mia Wallace · 1994These be Three silent things: The falling snow... The hour Before the dawn... The mouth of one Just dead. — Adelaide Crapsey · 1915The true call of the desert, of the mountains, or the sea, is their silence-free of the network of dead speech. — Freya Stark · 1948I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods. — Georg Trakl · 1912I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. — Job · 500 BCAll 10 quotes →
Solitude2 quotes
The true call of the desert, of the mountains, or the sea, is their silence-free of the network of dead speech. — Freya Stark · 1948I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods. — Georg Trakl · 1912
That's when you know you've found somebody really special. When you can just shut the fuck up for a minute and comfortably share silence. — Mia Wallace · 1994
Death1 quote
There is a silence where hath been no sound, There is a silence where no sound may be, In the cold grave-under the deep, deep sea. — Thomas Hood · 1827
Fools1 quote
Silence is the virtue of a fool. — Francis Bacon · 1605
I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. — Job · 500 BC
Language1 quote
Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness. — Samuel Beckett · 1969
That's when you know you've found somebody really special. When you can just shut the fuck up for a minute and comfortably share silence. — Mia Wallace · 1994
I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. — Job · 500 BC
Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness. — Samuel Beckett · 1969
Stillness1 quote
I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods. — Georg Trakl · 1912
The forest1 quote
I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods. — Georg Trakl · 1912
The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes-ah, that is where the art resides! — Artur Schnabel · 1958
Uncomfortable silences. Why do we feel it’s necessary to yak about bullshit in order to be comfortable? — Mia Wallace · 1994
Wilderness1 quote
The true call of the desert, of the mountains, or the sea, is their silence-free of the network of dead speech. — Freya Stark · 1948
Words1 quote
Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness. — Samuel Beckett · 1969