What is the source of our first suffering? It lies in the fact that we hesitated to speak. . . . It was born in the moments when we accumulated silent things within us. — Bachelard, Water and Dreams
EppsNet Archive: Silence
The Silence is the Voice of God
Our path is worn our feet are poorly shod We lift up our prayer against the odds And fear the silence is the voice of God, of God, of God And we cry Hallelujah, Hallelujah, we cry Hallelujah It is the heart that kills us in the end Just one more old broken bone that cannot mend As it was now and ever shall be amen, amen, amen — Emmylou Harris, “The Pearl” Read more →
Aside
I am at a loss for what to say right now. But I am here . . .
Silence equals nonexistence. If I don’t raise my voice, it’s like I never existed. — Margaret Cho