Raven

“Isn't it strange how life won't flow, like a river, but moves in jumps, as if it were held back by locks that are opened now and then to let it jump forwards in a kind of flood?”
― Anita Desai

“Silence is the only language god speaks.”
― Charles Simic, Dime-Store Alchemy

“I was a late bloomer. But anyone who blooms at all, ever, is very lucky.”
― Sharon Olds

“Quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times, a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own.”
― Margaret Wise Brown