“Whispering can be a rest from a noisy world of words.”
Peter Greenaway (1942) British film director
The tenth book, "The Book of Silence"
The Pillow Book
“Many of the most profound truths come not in shouting and scandal but, rather, in a whisper. In our noisy world, they are easily missed or dismissed.”
" Individuality Is an Illusion, https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/02/dalai-lama-gentle-transgressive-individuality-happiness/617901/" The Atlantic (04 February 2021)
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