His head was on one side, listening to me, and that was such sweeness to me, that he listened intently. No one, it seemed, has ever listened like he does.
So many words get lost. They leave the mouth and lose their courage, wandering aimlessly until they are swept into the gutter like dead leaves. On rainy days, you can hear their chorus rushing past: IwasabeautifulgirlPleasedon’tgoItoobelievemybodyismadeofglass-I’veneverlovedanyoneIthinkofmyselfasfunnyForgiveme….There was a time when it wasn’t uncommon to use...
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Nicole Krauss
Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Epictetus
Prayer is based on the remote possibility that someone is actually listening; but so is a lot of conversation. If the former seems far-fetched, consider the latter: even if someone is listening to your story, and really hearing, that person will disappear from existence in...
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Jennifer Michael Hecht
It takes two to speak the truth - one to speak and another to hear.
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Henry David Thoreau
Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening when you would have preferred to talk.
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Doug Larson
More Quotes By Sue Woolfe
It seemed like an original act, the very kindest act of being human, that he listened.
I wrenched open the windows. I stood while the cold air poured around my face like dark water, as if I was a rock and it was chiselling me into a new shape.
His head was on one side, listening to me, and that was such sweeness to me, that he listened intently. No one, it seemed, has ever listened like he does.
