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Sherman Alexie

"Like a good Indian, he knew when to talk and when to remain silent. Like a good Indian, he knew there was never a good time to talk."

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"Like a good Indian, he knew when to talk and when to remain silent. Like a good Indian, he knew there was never a good time to talk."

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"Sometimes You Just Gotta Stay Silent Cause No Words Can Explain The Shit Thats Going On In Your Mind And Heart."

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"Nico didn't respond. He'd never had anyone talk to him this openly before, except maybe for Hazel. He felt like he was watching a flock of birds settle on a field. One loud sound might startle them away."

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"When you are truly silent, the whole existence speaks to you."

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"Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts."

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"Silence is more eloquent than words."

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"I couldn't think of anything that didn't sound trivial, so I just nodded."

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"In this world, there is no such sternness like that of maintaining silence. Verbal sternness will be wasted."

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Akiroq Brost

"For my part, I am determined never to speak of it again to anybody. I told my sister Phillips so the other day."

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"Silence is a magical sleep where you find the solutions in your dreams!"

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