Tuesdays with Morrie

by Mitch Albom

about the effect of silence on human relations. Why are we embarrassed by silence? What comfort do we find in all the noise?

“You see,” he says to the girl, “you closed your eyes. That was the difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too—even when you’re in the dark. Even when you’re falling.”