“Sometimes, the only answer is that there is no answer.”— Justin Brenneman, Liam O'Connor, Josh Hopkins, imdb.com
“Trauma by nature drives us to the edge of comprehension, cutting us off from language based on common experience or an imaginable past.”— Bessel Van Der Kolk, amazon.com
“A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.”— Ingrid Bergman, ingridbergman.com
“Because I love you more than I can say, If I could tell you I would let you know.”— W. H. Auden, genius.com
“I couldn’t have put into words what I felt, though it was something deep and primary.”— Donna Tartt, Theodore Decker, amazon.com
“I formed the impression that she was waiting for me to say something in reply, but words had abandoned me.”— Mohsin Hamid, amazon.com
“Mr. Knightley, if I have not spoken, it is because I am afraid I will awaken myself from this dream”— Emma, amazon.com
“I cannot make speeches, Emma...If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. But you know what I am. You hear nothing but truth from me. I have blamed you, and lectured you, and you have borne it as no other woman in England would have borne it.”— Mr. Knightley, amazon.com