"Each found her greatest safety in silence."

"Let us have the luxury of silence."

"Never rush an emotion; everything in life has a rhythm, it is the pauses and silences that speak the truth."

"Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence."

"The most beautiful words of love are told in silence for a look."

"I need silence, and to be alone and to go out, and to save one hour to consider what has happened to my world, what death has done to my world."