“You're trying to block out every bit of noise. But people are made of noise, Mac. The world is full of noise. And finding quiet isn't about pushing everything out. It's just about pulling yourself in.”
“I never knew until then that snow made everything quiet, somehow silencing all the world's noise.”
“Talking just adds to the noise pollution in the world. If we were really serious about going green, then maybe we'd all just be quiet.”
“Be still, and the world is bound to turn herself inside out to entertain you. Everywhere you look, joyful noise is clanging to drown out quiet desperation.”
“In a family, what isn't spoken is what you listen for. But the noise of a family is to drown it out.”
“But what was the point of living so quietly you made no noise at all?”