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Still waters run deep is a proverb of Latin origin now commonly taken to mean that a placid exterior hides a passionate or subtle nature. Formerly it also carried the warning that silent people are dangerous, as in Suffolk's comment on a fellow lord in William Shakespeare's play Henry VI part 2: Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking is a 2012 nonfiction book written by American author and speaker Susan Cain.Cain argues that modern Western culture misunderstands and undervalues the traits and capabilities of introverted people, leading to "a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness."
Silent reading is reading done silently, or without speaking the words being read. [ 1 ] Before the reintroduction of separated text (spaces between words) in the Late Middle Ages , the ability to read silently may have been considered rather remarkable, though some scholars object to this idea.
Silent book clubs, or silent reading parties, provide a venue for just that, and there are a variety of options for every book lover's taste in Cincinnati. Unlike a regular book club where ...
It’s a way to fight without admitting to your feelings so you can blame the other person when they react, says Nina Vasan, MD, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at Stanford School of ...
It ranked #11 on the American Library Association list of the most challenged books of the 1990s, [5] ranked #23 in the 2000s, [6] and ranked #61 in the 2010s. [7] The novel is the first in a loose quartet of novels known as The Giver Quartet, with three subsequent books set in the same universe: Gathering Blue (2000), Messenger (2004), and Son ...
[1] [2] Kirkus Reviews gave the book a positive review and stated that the book had a "satisfyingly chilly but calm resolution". [3] Kliatt also gave Deep and Dark and Dangerous a positive rating, commenting that the book's foreshadowing "is a bit heavy-handed" but overall writing that it "provides just the right amount of shiver for this age ...
The Silent Patient is a 2019 psychological thriller novel written by British–Cypriot author Alex Michaelides. The successful debut novel was published by Celadon Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers, on 5 February 2019. [1] The audiobook version, released on the same date, is read by Louise Brealey and Jack Hawkins. [1]