Posts Tagged ‘Silence’
wisdom of a warrior
“Words can damage. Silence can heal. Knowing when to speak and when not to speak is the wisdom of sages.
Knowledge can hinder. Ignorance can liberate. Knowing when to know and when not to know is the wisdom of prophets.
Unimpeded by words, silence, knowledge, or ignorance, a fluent blade cuts cleanly. This is the wisdom of a warrior.” – Takashi Matsuoka, Cloud of Sparrows
in silence and darkness
“Was this betrayal, or was it an act of courage? Perhaps both. Neither one involves forethought: such things take place in an instant, in an eyeblink. This can only be because they have been rehearsed by us already, over and over, in silence and darkness; in such silence, such darkness, that we are ignorant of them ourselves. Blind but sure-footed, we step forward as if into a remembered dance.” – Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
