#peak

Silences have a climax, when you have got to speak. ↗

— Elizabeth Bowen

#got #silences #speak #you

Nobody speaks the truth when there is something they must have. ↗

— Elizabeth Bowen

#nobody #something #speaks #truth

Speaking for myself, my very integrity as a human being needs to include my freedom to explore who I am both spiritually and sexually. Not just to explore - but to practice. ↗

— Malcolm Boyd

#being #both #explore #freedom #human

This disease leaves people bedridden. I've gone through phases where I couldn't roll over in bed. I couldn't speak. To have it called 'fatigue' is a gross misnomer. ↗

— Laura Hillenbrand

#called #disease #fatigue #gone #gross

For boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson of your life - the lesson of your utter insignificance. ↗

— Joseph Brodsky

#insignificance #language #lesson #life #most

To him who in the love of Nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language. ↗

— William C. Bryant

#forms #her #him #holds #language

I used to feel so shy speaking to girls. It was even worse when they were around their crew because they would diss me. ↗

— Chris Brown

#because #crew #even #even worse #feel

I would not like to see a person who is sober, moderate, chaste and just say that there is no God. They would speak disinterestedly at least, but such a person is not to be found. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

#found #god #i #just #least

Always speak politely to an enraged Dragon. ↗

— Steven Brust

#dragon #enraged #politely #speak

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

#certain things #endured #mediocrity #music #painting