"It was so quiet, a reservation kind of quiet, where you can hear somebody drinking whiskey on the rocks three miles away."

Stillness, Silence, Isolation, Atmosphere, Observation

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"When your mind is still and undisturbed by stimulation, the true nature naturally shines out and you can directly see what you really are."

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"Only in stillness does the imperceivable become discernible."

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"Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle."

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"Prayer is speaking to God - but sometimes, He uses our times of prayerful silence to speak to us in return."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

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"The more a person knows the less they talk. I shall cease speaking and endeavor to instill a large band of silence inside myself in order to forge a deeper and closer relationship with all of nature. Only when I attain absolute quietude shall I understand the supreme virtue of humanity and understand the meaning of both life and death. Only when I achieve absolute stillness shall I come to a perfect realization of the meaning of existence innate in all things."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

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"Meaning is often found embedded in the silent moments of our lives when we can hear and see what matters most, the things audible and visible only to the spirit."

Toni Sorenson, American Author

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"It was a clear, black morning, encrusted with stars."

Donna Tartt, American Novelist

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"The apartment below mine had the only balcony of the house. I saw a girl standing on it, completely submerged in the pool of autumn twilight. She wasn't doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together."

J.D. Salinger, American Politician

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"Hurry always empties a soul."

Ann Voskamp, Canadian Author

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"Your greatest strength is in your ability to remain still."

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"And believe me, a good piece of chicken can make anybody believe in the existence of God."

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"My father was sleepless most of his life. So by the age of five, I was awake with him all night long, watching bad television or we'd lie in the same bed, and I'd read my comic books while he read his latest spy or mystery novel."

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"Great pain is repetitive. Grief is repetitive."

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"Teenagers read millions of books every year. They read for entertainment and for education. They read because of school assignments and pop culture fads."

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"I always think it's funny when Indians celebrate Thanksgiving. I mean, sure, the Indians and Pilgrims were best friends during the first Thanksgiving, but a few years later, the Pilgrims were shooting Indians.So I'm never quite sure why we eat turkey like everybody else."

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"When your mind is still and undisturbed by stimulation, the true nature naturally shines out and you can directly see what you really are."

"Only in stillness does the imperceivable become discernible."

"Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle."

"Prayer is speaking to God - but sometimes, He uses our times of prayerful silence to speak to us in return."

"Meaning is often found embedded in the silent moments of our lives when we can hear and see what matters most, the things audible and visible only to the spirit."

"It was a clear, black morning, encrusted with stars."

"The apartment below mine had the only balcony of the house. I saw a girl standing on it, completely submerged in the pool of autumn twilight. She wasn't doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together."

"Hurry always empties a soul."

"Your greatest strength is in your ability to remain still."

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"Read. Read 1000 pages for every 1 page that you write."

"My father was sleepless most of his life. So by the age of five, I was awake with him all night long, watching bad television or we'd lie in the same bed, and I'd read my comic books while he read his latest spy or mystery novel."

"I didn't yet know that romantic heroes-famous and not-are usually aimless nomads in disguise."

"Great pain is repetitive. Grief is repetitive."

"Teenagers read millions of books every year. They read for entertainment and for education. They read because of school assignments and pop culture fads."

"I always think it's funny when Indians celebrate Thanksgiving. I mean, sure, the Indians and Pilgrims were best friends during the first Thanksgiving, but a few years later, the Pilgrims were shooting Indians.So I'm never quite sure why we eat turkey like everybody else."