#silence

But there is greater comfort in the substance of silence than in the answer to a question. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#enquiry #silence #solitude #solitude

Where I am, I don't know, I'll never know, in the silence you don't know, you must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on. ↗

— Samuel Beckett

#go #i #i am #know #must

After an argument, silence may mean acceptance or the continuation of resistance by other means. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#after #argument #continuation #may #mean

Silences between movements are employed only in order to bring the opposing duo to the fore. ↗

— Elliott Carter

#bring #duo #employed #fore #movements