Not a word passes between us, not because we have nothing to say, but because we don't have to say anything
Interpretation
Silence can often signify a deep understanding and comfort between individuals, rather than a lack of communication.
This quote expresses the idea that true companionship and relationships can thrive in comfortable silence. It suggests that when two people share a deep bond, they do not need to fill every moment with words; instead, their presence and understanding of one another are enough to convey their feelings. Such silence reflects a profound connection that transcends the need for verbal expression.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of emotional connections in friendships.
You're gutless. It's how you were made. And that's not such a bad thing because your saving grace is that you've never lied to yourself about it. Not about that. Nothing wrong with cowardice as long as it comes with prudence. But when a coward stops remembering who he is... God help him.
There was brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast, a kinship that even time could not break. - Amir
I don't outline at all; I don't find it useful, and I don't like the way it boxes me in. I like the element of surprise and spontaneity, of letting the story find its own way.
And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.
Perspective [is] a luxury when your head [is] constantly buzzing with a swarm of demons.
The desert weed lives on, but the flower of spring blooms and wilts.
I think that, for so much of our matriculation through American society, black people sort of feel like outsiders.
Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit.
I am imperfect in a million ways, but I always thought I was the kind of woman, the kind of wife to whom a husband would be faithful.
In the taxi I let my hand lie on her leg like a promise, but I had no intention of keeping my promise.
We have found that it is easier for men to die together on the field of battle than it is for them to live together at home in peace.
I have lived and slept in the same bed with English countesses and Prussian farm women... no woman has excited passions among women more than I have.
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