“I see no reason to keep silent about my enjoyment of the sound of my own voice as I work. ”

“So it goes as I work my way down the page, and each cluster of marks is a word, and each word is a sound in my head, and each time I write another word, I hear the sound of my own voice, even though my lips are silent.”

“I never talked about you much." I said to Hardy. My voice sounded odd to my own ears.Hardy stared into my eyes and nodded, understanding that some things mean toomuch to be expressed easily.”

“the real "work" of prayer is to become silent and listen to the voice that says good things about me.To gently push aside and silence the many voices that question my goodness and to trust that I will hear the voice of blessing-- that demands real effort. ”

“I think, uh, I might be in love with you," I said, my voice sounding gruff and awkward even to my own ears.”

“I'm learning to hate the sound of my own voice.”