The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It — Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
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The room rang with her voice, then with silence. In the shaded darkness, silence had the quality of a looming dragon. It seemed to roar and the roar to reverberate, to dominate. To escape from it would require a burst of recklessness, even cruelty.

— Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day
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More “Silence” Quotes

O! Learn to read what silent love hath writ:to hear with eyes belongs to love's fine wit. — William Shakespeare
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