“...it was better to answer, no matter how ineptly, thank to withhold a reply. Because sometimes silence could wound someone nearly as badly as a bullet.”
“Thanks, but that's not going to fix anything. It's like putting a Band-Aid on a bullet wound.”
“Hope for the best, be prepared for the worse. Life is shocking, but you must never appear to be shocked. For no matter how bad it is it could be worse and no matter how good it is it could be better.”
“Angelica was thankful for the silence, however. Sometimes silence was the best comfort.”
“Silence is sometimes the best answer”
“Sometimes I ask myself, "Do I have the courage to do the right thing when it matters most?" And that answer, I'm afraid, is silence.”