" The silence of a flower: a kind of silence which we continually evade, of which we are afraid. "

— Muriel Barbery

" No one heals himself by wounding another. "

— Saint Ambrose

" It always seems impossible until it's done. "

— Nelson Mandela

" The world's continual breathing is what we hear and call silence. "

— Clarice Lispector

" A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence. "

— Pythagoras

" Have yourself a merry little Christmas! "

— Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane