#quiet

Too many people seem to believe that silence was a void that needed to be filled, even if nothing important was said. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#quietness #life

Ah, what a morning this is, awakening me to life's stupidity. [98 - Zenith trans.] ↗

— Fernando Pessoa

#pessoa #zenith #life

I just...I've fantasized about peace and quiet for so long, dreamt about being left alone...but when the TV was off, and the sun was down...I'm in a full sob right now. I've just never felt so alone, and I couldn't take it. ↗

— Andrea Randall

#love #quiet #love

Thoughts will lead you in circles. Silence will bring you back to your centre. ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#centre #contentment #nature #peace #peace-of-mind

Children are natural practitioners of the Queer and the Questing, for childhood is nothing but a quest through a queer country. Of course, they often have a good deal of trouble with the Quiet. ↗

— Catherynne M. Valente

#quiet #nature

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. ↗

— Charles William Eliot

#books #constant #counselors #friends #most

When you are crazy you learn to keep quiet. ↗

— Philip K. Dick

#quiet #crazy

If you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy and colorful and lively. ↗

— Mel Brooks

#got #lively #living #noisy #quiet

A lot of people think I don't like them just because I'm pretty quiet. But there are certain things people don't necessarily need to know. There's got to be some things for me. ↗

— Carrie Underwood

#certain #certain things #got #i #just

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves. ↗

— Queen Victoria

#events #great #irritate #make #me