I waited for her to catch up, and when I did, she slowed down, and I missed seeing the light in her hair. I never told Nadia how much I liked seeing the halo the sunlight made of her hair. Sometimes silence is a habit that hurts.

E.L. Konigsburg
Some Similar Quotes
  1. Silence is the mother of truth. - Benjamin Disraeli

  2. Silence is a powerful tool. - Na

  3. Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent. - Napoleon Hill

  4. In not only the physical science, but in the real mental silence, the wisdom dawns. (75) - Swami Satchidananda

  5. The more silent is my mind, The more it speaks; Wisdom is a light divine, And its shadow a mystique! - Neelam Saxena Chandra

More Quotes By E.L. Konigsburg
  1. Some days you must learn a great deal. But you should also have days when you allow what is already in you to swell up and touch everything. If you never let that happen, then you just accumulate facts, and they begin to rattle around...

  2. I've been the oldest child since before you were born

  3. Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place, but there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around.

  4. Nathan, how can you stand playing the same piece over and over again?" And Grandpa Nate answered, "Why don't you ask me how I can stand making love to the same woman over and over again?

  5. Friendship depends on interlocking time, place, and state of mind.

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