Being Quiet Quotes
On silence as connection, not just absence of sound.
Rather than treating silence as empty, these quotes frame being quiet as an active, even meaningful practice, whether shared with a child or used to absorb stories from others. The Adaptation quotes page explores a related kind of personal growth.
I don't have a nanny. I have a chef, and I have my assistant, and that's it. I do it myself. You know, those hours with your child are really important ones, even if it's just the two of you,...
But being quiet and meditating on sound is something completely different and will be discovered very soon by a lot of people who feel that the visual world doesn't reach their soul anymore.
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I began telling stories as a volunteer in my daughters' school. But I grew up hearing stories from Cuban and Southern storytellers, and I learned a great deal by just being quiet and listening.
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One speaker traces their storytelling ability directly back to childhood habits of quiet listening, suggesting silence can be as formative as speech. For a different perspective, see the Colin Salmon quotes page.
