![He wondered if what he had taken for the richness of silence was really the poverty of never being heard [...]. How could he have forgotten what he had always known: there is no match for the silence of God.](/assets/img/quote-photos/he-wondered-if-what-he-had-taken-for-the-richness-of-silence-was-really-the-pover.jpg)
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silence needs done
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