Instead,he lived a quiet life with his wife and son.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

I was afterwards told and he ordered that I be kept abed, that I be kept quiet, that my very life depended upon it.

之后觉察到医生来了，A，doctor，was，called—,他要我躺在床上，静养，不然性命不保。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Ira,the writer,was quiet and serious.George,the musician, was outgoing -- the life of any party.

VOA: special.2009.02.08