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Around her gulps of water, she repeated her prayer, until the monotony and futility silenced her.

— Greg Bear Blood Music (1985)

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The sorrow never dies; it is merely nacred by time.

Heads (1990)

Nothing is lost. Nothing is forgotten.
It was in the blood, the flesh,
And now it is forever.

Blood Music (1985)

My level of skepticism rose enormously; I’ve always bristled when people ask for, much less demand, trust.

Moving Mars (1993)

Conflict of the sexes is not a disease; it is an unavoidable byproduct like the smoke and water from a fire.

Queen of Angels (1990)

With a little ceremony, and not much in the way of clothing left to remove, we celebrated still being alive.

Moving Mars (1993)

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To sin by silence, when we should protest,
Makes cowards out of men.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox New Thought Pastels (1913)

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.

George Eliot

There are times when good words are to be left unsaid out of esteem for silence.

Benedict of Nursia

I think television has betrayed the meaning of democratic speech, adding visual chaos to the confusion of voices. What role does silence have in all this noise?

Federico Fellini I'm a Born Liar (2003)

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