“Even though silence can be golden, it can also be more painful and hurtful than words.”

“When silence is used as a weapon it can wound even more than words. ~ Jill Thrussell”

“Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.”

“Words can break someone into a million pieces, but they can also put them back together. I hope you use yours for good, because the only words you'll regret more than the ones left unsaid are the ones you use to intentionally hurt someone.”

“...there are only some many times you can utter "It does not hurt" before it begins to hurt even more than the hurt.”

“let's be honest: ignoring is acting, and nothing more - acting as though the words, or actions of your oppresors don't hurt. you hear the words, you feel the insults, and you bear the blows. you can act deaf and impervious to pain, but the stabs and the arrows pierce you anyway.”