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Silent Quotes

What quiet says when words don't.

This set gathers people drawn naturally toward quiet: a filmmaker who blocks scenes as if sound never existed, and a writer who gravitates toward characters much Like themselves, saying very little at all.

All of the silent films had live music accompaniment, so it's actually a very rich period in music.

Quotes by Howard Shore

Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person.

Quotes by Horace

The rhythm of my career has always been very static, staccato and then silent, and then a lot of work, and then none.

Quotes by Holly Hunter

What can't be said can be written. Because writing is a silent act, a labor from the head to the hand.

Quotes by Herta Muller

Two of the cruelest, most primitive punishments our town deals out to those who fall from favor are the empty mailbox and the silent telephone.

Quotes by Hedda Hopper

Hope will never be silent.

Quotes by Harvey Milk

Women will no longer be silent when they suffer injustices against them.

Quotes by Gloria Allred

The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.

Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton

A yawn is a silent shout.

Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

Speak for yourself and from yourself, or be silent.

Quotes by George Henry Lewes

What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined - to strengthen each other - to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.

George Eliot

There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.

Quotes by George Carlin

See and keep silent.

Quotes by Francis Walsingham

While I'm generally silent on the affairs of my biological mother, her recent tirade has taken a gross turn.

Quotes by Frances Bean Cobain

Gird your hearts with silent fortitude, suffering yet hoping all things.

Quotes by Felicia Hemans

In the 1980s and the 1990s, when HIV hit its peak, the gay community was at the forefront of the fight against the silent killer.

Quotes by Elizabeth Flock

The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.

Quotes by Edmund Waller

Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed.

Quotes by Edgar Rice Burroughs

I used to watch movies - silent movies - and stock companies and theater whenever I could.

Quotes by E. G. Marshall

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Silent quotes collection explore?
It gathers people drawn naturally toward quiet, from filmmakers who block scenes without sound to writers who prefer characters who barely speak.
Is there a quote about being a natural listener?
Yes, one voice describes growing into a naturally taciturn, attentive listener rather than someone who talks to fill silence.
Does this page connect silence to design or objects?
One entry finds a quiet, ambassadorial kind of messaging even in something as small as a postage stamp's design.
Is there a quote about filmmaking and silence?
Yes, one filmmaker describes assembling scenes as if they were silent films, reading lips even during dialogue-heavy moments.
What other pages pair with Silent quotes?
Continue with Love quotes for a warmer contrast, or Always quotes for related reflective lines.

One reflective voice describes growing into a naturally taciturn, attentive listener rather than a talker. Another finds silent messaging even in something as small as a postage stamp's design. Continue with Always and Love quotes.