"Everyone breathes in air, but it's a wise person who knows when to use that air to speak and when to exhale in silence."

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Source : Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (2007). “Queen of Dreams”, p.322, Anchor

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

#Wise Quotes #Air Quotes #Silence Quotes

“As [House] speaker, I came back, working with President Bill Clinton. We passed a very Reagan-like program: less regulation, lower taxes. Unemployment dropped to 4.2 percent. We created 11 million jobs.”
“So, it comes to pass that, when we pursue an inquiry beyond a certain depth, we step out of the field of psychological categories and enter the sphere of the ultimate mysteries of life. The floorboards of the soul, to which we try to penetrate, fan open and reveal the starry firmament.”

Source : Bruno Schulz, Jerzy Ficowski (1990). “Letters and drawings of Bruno Schulz: with selected prose”, Fromm Intl
“The best lies were always mixed with truth.”

Source : Sarah J. Maas (2013). “Crown of Midnight”, p.14, A&C Black
“The Room I wrote in 1957, and I was really gratified to find that it stood up. I didn't have to change a word.”
“Death is not soft-mouthed, vague-footed, nearby. It is in the hall.”

Source : 1996 This Wild Darkness: The Story of My Death
“The God understood as a father figure, who guided ultimate personal decisions, answered our prayers, and promised rewards and punishment based upon our behavior was not designed to call anyone into maturity.”
“I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.”
“Departing summer hath assumed An aspect tenderly illumed, The gentlest look of spring; That calls from yonder leafy shade Unfaded, yet prepared to fade, A timely carolling.”

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