The Silent Woman Quotes

“Deep down I suppose we’re all desperate for something be it love, attention, or validation.”
― Minka Kent, The Silent Woman

“when you love someone, you accept their baggage just as they accept yours.”
― Minka Kent, The Silent Woman

“Listen to silence. It has so much to say.”
― Minka Kent, The Silent Woman

“a skilled negotiator in the business sector always told me, “When in doubt, say nothing. The one who speaks first, loses.”
― Minka Kent, The Silent Woman

“I’ve always believed in everything in moderation, and thinking is no exception.”
― Minka Kent, The Silent Woman

“And that’s pretty much the whole thing about relationships—you can’t read the last page first. You can’t skip to the end. You have to go in blind and hope for the best.”
― Minka Kent, The Silent Woman

“Whatever’s in the cards for me, I trust my future self can handle it.”
― Minka Kent, The Silent Woman

“A powerful woman should be a brilliant chameleon, a skilled people reader, a quick-thinking conversationalist, and a force to be reckoned with if she wants to succeed in this industry … in this life, too.”
― Minka Kent, The Silent Woman

“An informed woman is the biggest threat to modern society—as she should be. It’s why they want us dumbed down and docile. If we’re in the kitchen with a baby on our hip or lying naked on our backs at night, we’re too preoccupied to notice what’s going on outside the home.”
― Minka Kent, The Silent Woman

“Funny how much a marriage can change a person, isn’t it? For better—and for worse.”
― Minka Kent, The Silent Woman

“Ugh. Here I am getting emotional on a weekday afternoon,” she says, a hint of disgust lacing her tone. “I usually try to save those feelings for Sunday nights.” “Sunday nights?” “Oh, just an old Viviette-ism. She used to believe a person should hold it together all week, then let it all out Sunday night, before the start of another week. Something about the build-up intensifying the release and going into the new week feeling lighter.”
― Minka Kent, The Silent Woman

“Not that I hate kids, but people like to make assumptions when you take the road less traveled in adulthood. I happen to love children—I just can’t picture raising any of my own.”
― Minka Kent, The Silent Woman

“My high school friends and I scattered like leaves to the wind, going off to various colleges and trade schools after graduation. Then there were my friends at Norvell University, who kept in touch only long enough to send wedding invites post-graduation. Once their “real” lives kicked off, it was crickets. Since moving here, I’ve had a revolving door of friends and acquaintances. I’ll get the random dinner invite text here or there, but no one here seems to be interested in any kind of authentic or lasting relationship. Only disposable, surface-level friendships. It’s”
― Minka Kent, The Silent Woman

“A woman’s infallible armor is her beauty. One can and should use her exterior as a weapon whenever necessary. It can draw people in just as easily as it can send them cowering in corners.”
― Minka Kent, The Silent Woman