“It is silent, an anagram for listen. That is what I do. Listen while she remains silent.”
“Be still and silent. Listen. The answers are inside.”
“I’m bilingual, speaking English and body language. I prefer the latter, because I can speak it silently and without listening and while my back is turned.”
“He turned and walked across the floor and out. I watched the door close. I listened to his steps going away down the imitation marble corridor. After a while they got faint, then they got silent. I kept on listening anyway.”
“Women like silent men. They think they're listening.”
“Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.”