“We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are able to sit next to one another and not say anything and still feel content. The young, brash and impatient, must always break the silence. It is a waste, for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great paradox.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook
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this is so lovely and so true!!!
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Thank you!
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Very true. I am learning the value of silence…
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Fabulous quote. Thank you.
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Oh that is beautiful. We have such a negative image of our elders, but they have so much to teach us. Thank you for that beautiful quote.
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