The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese
Source: Alarms and Discursions, Cheese (1910)
Topic
Silence is not merely the absence of sound — it is a presence in its own right, one that different voices in this collection have experienced as oppressive, as healing, as the ground of contemplation, and as the medium of the most important communication. The quotes gathered here explore silence across all of these registers. The silence of a natural landscape, the silence of a person who chooses not to speak when speaking would be easier, the silence of a relationship that has run out of things to say, the silence of meditation, the silence imposed by power on those it will not hear — each has its own character and its own weight. These reflections also probe the relationship between silence and language, noting that words acquire their meaning partly from the silences around them and that the capacity to be silent productively is among the rarest and most valuable of social skills. Whether you seek silence or struggle with it, this collection offers rich companionship.
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese
Speech is of Time, Silence is of Eternity.
Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together.