“You’re told that you’re in your head too much, a phrase that’s often deployed against the quiet and cerebral. Or maybe there’s another word for such people: thinkers.”— Susan Cain, amazon.com
“When she is happy, she can’t stop talking, when she is sad she doesn’t say a word.”— Ann Brashares, amazon.com
“I’m learning so many different ways to be quiet. There’s how I stand in the lawn, that’s one way. There’s also how I stand in the field across from the street, that’s another way because I’m farther from people and therefore more likely to be alone. There’s how I don’t answer the phone, and how I so…”— Ada Limon, amazon.com
“I think communication starts when words are not present at all. I think we put so much emphasis on language, actually silence is so much more important”— Marina Abramovic, theodysseyonline.com
“By your side I’m most quiet and most unquiet, most inhibited and most free.”— Franz Kafka, amazon.com
“As an introvert, you are sensitive, perceptive, gentle and reflective. You prefer to operate behind the scenes, preserve your precious energy and influence the world in a quiet, but powerful way.”— Aletheia Luna, amazon.com
“Silence is beautiful. Silence reminds you of spending a night at home snuggled up with a good book. Being comfortable sitting in silence with someone says so much more about your relationship with that person than being able to keep a constant conversation going. It shows that they mean so much to y…”— Julie Sullivan, thoughtcatalog.com
“You can't kiss if your mouths are busy talking. Notice him getting quieter? He might be working up the nerve to kiss you, creating lulls in conversation to set a sexier, relaxed vibe.”— Diana V., yourtango.com
“It took strength to be quiet. It took strength to be kind. It took strength to let other people's cruelty bounce right off of you.”— April Genevieve Tucholke, amazon.com
“I’m often scared to speak out. What if I’m judged the way I was before? Will people view me differently?”— Carla Robinson, thoughtcatalog.com
“I get in the dumps at times, and don't open my mouth for days on end. You must not think I am sulky when I do that. Just let me alone, and I'll soon be right.”— Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, amazon.com
“One of the risks of being quiet is that the other people can fill your silence with their own interpretation: You’re bored. You’re depressed. You’re shy. You’re stuck up. You’re judgmental. When others can’t read us, they write their own story—not always one we choose or that’s true to who we are.”— Sophia Dembling, amazon.com
“He is too quiet. Men hate complaining so they are better off saying nothing at all. Perhaps he doesn’t want to hurt your feelings or he hopes he’ll cope with his unhappiness alone. He keeps silent and looks thoughtful.”— Catalina, womenosophy.com
“He stops confiding in you. You wind up hearing about his promotion from a friend, because you're not the first person he wants to call anymore when something major happens.”— Frank, cosmopolitan.com