"The problem is no longer getting people to express themselves, but providing little gaps of solitude and silence in which they might eventually find something to say ... What a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, because only then is there a chance of framing ... the thing that might be worth saying."
–– Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995), French philosopher
Source: Nitch, Instagram, September 20, 2024.
via: Sketchbook N 14, 2024, p. 26.
"I think 99 times and I find nothing. I stop thinking, swim in silence, and the truth comes to me."
–– Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born American theoretical physicist
"There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot."
–– John Cage (1912-1992), American composer, writer and artist
Source: John Cage, "Experimental Music," 1957 in Sarah Urist Green. You are an Artist, (e-book) p. 74
via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook 2019 i, 2020, p. 35..
"Let silence take you to the core of life."
–– Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (1207-1273), Persian poet and Sufi mystic; interpretation by Coleman Barks (b. 1937), American poet
via: Sketchbook 22, 2014, p. 93.
"Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals."
–– Henri Nouwen (1932-1996), Dutch Catholic priest, writer, theologian
via: Sketchbook A, 2018, p. 61.
"I think 99 times and find nothing. I stop thinking, swim in silence, and the truth comes to me."
–– Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born American theoretical physicist
via: Artwork Archive on Instagram September 16, 2022
"Everything that's created comes out of silence. Your thoughts emerge from the nothingness of silence. Your words come out of this void. Your very essence emerged from emptiness. All creativity requires some stillness."
–– Wayne Dyer (1940-2015), American author and motivational speaker
"There's something so beautiful about just working in silence, and not constantly posting and publishing and talking about what you're doing. This need to be out there all the time really is a sickness of our generation."
–– Lido Pimienta (b. 1986), Colombian-Canadian singer, producer, and visual artist
"Write the tale that scares you. That makes you feel uncertain. That isn't comfortable. I dare you. In a world that entices us to browse through the lives of others, and to in turn feel the need to be constantly visible –– for visibility these days seems to somehow equate to success –– don't be afraid to disappear from it, from us, for a while and see what comes to you in the silence."
–– Michaela Coel (b. 1987), Ghanaian-British actress, screenwriter, and director
via Austin Kleon
