The crowd was cheering wildly when the white curtain at the window of his apartment was parted, and Francis appeared, but fell into rapt silence when he began to speak.

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Suchen wondered what it would be like to be understood without having to speak, the comfort of silence without the threat of misunderstanding or estrangement.

NEWYORKER: Alone

At the time, in another commentary, I defended Gilchrist's right to speak and scolded those who tried to silence him. ( Read commentary) Now that I'm under attack, where did all the civil libertarians go?

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Anxious to transform the prosaic into the romantic, his admirers speak of a poet of light and the poetry of silence.

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They were all looking to Titania to speak, but it was Oberon who finally broke the silence, announcing from the back of the room that the Beastie had died of its grief.

NEWYORKER: A Tiny Feast

Given the code of silence that Wall Street firms impose on their employees, it is difficult to get mid-level bankers to speak openly about what they do.

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