Then the silence came back, that awful silence that seemed to just take over. In that silence I kept hearing what I had said--heard it repeating itself over and over again like a stuck record. I wanted it to stop. I didn't want to say things like that anymore. I was sick of that kind of lying. I wished I could say something real. But the silence was too big. Avi
Silence is the mother of truth.
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Benjamin Disraeli
Silence is a powerful tool.
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Na
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
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Napoleon Hill
In not only the physical science, but in the real mental silence, the wisdom dawns. (75)
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Swami Satchidananda
The more silent is my mind, The more it speaks; Wisdom is a light divine, And its shadow a mystique!
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Neelam Saxena Chandra
More Quotes By Avi
A sailor chooses the wind that takes the ship from a safe port. Ah, yes, but once you're abroad, as you have seen, winds have a mind of their own. Be careful, Charlotte, careful of the wind you choose.
In another corner Nathaniel murmured to Maura, "You must know, Miss O'Connell, I . I loved you even before I saw you. It was your father's way of talking." Maura shook her head. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>"You mustn't say that. It's not my dear da's words...
I took a deep breath. 'For you I've got something better than love.' What's that?' I...trust you.' Why?' You'll never hurt me.' Thank you.' But...' But, what?' I said, 'That means I'll hurt you.' Why?' 'Cause, like I said, you'll never hurt me back.
The greater a man's - or boy's - ignorance of the world, the more certain he is that he sits in the center of that world.
Then the silence came back, that awful silence that seemed to just take over. In that silence I kept hearing what I had said--heard it repeating itself over and over again like a stuck record. I wanted it to stop. I didn't want to say...
