Silence was not the absence of sound but was itself a sound that could be loud or soft, soothing or disturbing, complex or simple. (Julius Lester)

Silence was not the absence of sound but was itself a sound that could be loud or soft, soothing or disturbing, complex or simple.

Julius Lester

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