“…each found her greatest safety in silence…”

“Resolved ... that it would be a dangerous delusion were a confidence in the men of our choice to silence our fears for the safety of our rights: that confidence is everywhere the parent of despotism — free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence;”

“1. Each person's talents are enduring and unique.2. Each person's greatest room for growth is in the areas of his or her greatest strength.”

“…there was no more safety to be found in love than there was to be found in a virus.”

“Silence has its own language and in that silence he found words within himself; words for her, words for him and words for them.”

“After each dream, Frankie woke with a start, soaked in tears. But she found no relief in the peaceful silence of her room, because there everything was real. And the guilt was too immense to bear. Each time she opened her eyes, she'd quickly shut them. And wish that she had woken up for the very last time.”