“Light griefs are loquacious, but the great are dumb.”
“The Machinist ain’t exactly loquacious when it comes down to his nefarious undertakings.”
“Great griefs are mute.”
“It is true I little respect women or girls who are loquacious either in boasting the triumphs, or bemoaning the mortifications, of feelings.”
“A great ancient poet was blind. A great classical composer was deaf. Many of us are dumb. What have we to show for it?”
“I'll picture Rat Kiley face, his grief, and I'll think, You dumb cooze. Because she wasn't listening. It wasn't a war story. It was a love story. ”