Nothing To Say Quotes

“Once they got into the idea of seeing directly for themselves they also saw there was no limit to the amount they could say. It was a confidence building assignment too, because what they wrote, even though seemingly trivial, was nevertheless their own thing, not a mimicking of someone else’s.”
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

“Henry, who is in every other respect exactly what a brother should be, who loves me, consults me, confides in me, and will talk to me by the hour together, has never yet turned the page in a letter; and very often it is nothing more than, "Dear Mary, I am just arrived. Bath seems full, and every thing as usual. Your's sincerely.' That is the true manly style; that is a complete brother's letter.”
― Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

“I had nothing to say to these strangers, whoever or whatever they were.”
― Catherine Lacey, The Answers

“He had nothing else to say. His shame already spoke volumes.”
― Jason Medina, The Manhattanville Incident: An Undead Novel

“Most people have trouble talking when they have nothing to say. Though it rarely stops them, does it?”
― Lawrence Block

“We must say nothing, when we have nothing to say.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Most people feel compelled to talk — even when they have nothing to say.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose

“If you have nothing to say, don’t say it. Enough said.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose