Quotes from Silent to the Bone

“I don't think there is any feeling I like more than the one that someone is glad to see me.

—Connor Kane”
― E.L. Konigsburg, quote from Silent to the Bone

“Talk was like the vitamins of our friendship: Large daily doses kept it healthy.”
― E.L. Konigsburg, quote from Silent to the Bone

“Silence does for thinking what a suspension bridge does for space -- it makes connections.”
― E.L. Konigsburg, quote from Silent to the Bone

“I'm not sure that love and like aren't like cats and dogs: One can't grow up to be the other, but they can be taught to live under the same roof.”
― E.L. Konigsburg, quote from Silent to the Bone

“Because way down deep they know that civilized people have to preserve rare birds.”
― E.L. Konigsburg, quote from Silent to the Bone

“Branwell told a cruel lie in silence.”
― E.L. Konigsburg, quote from Silent to the Bone

“She thanked me again and then said, ''Some people say 'God is in the details.' Others say it's the Devil.'' Margaret replied, 'Maybe it depends on who's reporting the details.”
― E.L. Konigsburg, quote from Silent to the Bone

“A good lawyer never asks a witness a question she doesn't know the answer to.' 'But, Margaret, I'm not trying to be a good lawyer. I'm trying to be a good friend.”
― E.L. Konigsburg, quote from Silent to the Bone

“But no one was prouder of me or happier for me than Branwell, and I think he would not have been prouder or happier if he had won himself. And I don't know anyone anywhere who has a friend like that.”
― E.L. Konigsburg, quote from Silent to the Bone

“I am truly anxious to get on with my life.”
― E.L. Konigsburg, quote from Silent to the Bone

“Friendship depends on interlocking time, place, and state of mind.”
― E.L. Konigsburg, quote from Silent to the Bone

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