There were many things they simply didn't talk about: between them, silence was not so much a form of evasion as a way for solitary people to exist in a family.

Nicole Krauss
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When two people are alone, they can become so isolated that they can find no way of communicating out loud. They are completely alone in their thoughts and feelings, yet they are still trapped in the silence of their confined space. The conversation can seem endless, but it is not. There are always things that are left unsaid, things that you want to share with another person but cannot find a way to do so.

Source: Great House

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