Language needs intervals of silence if it is to retain its meaning.

 

"For language to have meaning, there must be intervals of silence somewhere, to divide word from word and utterance from utterance.  The one who retires into silence does not necessarily hate language.  Perhaps it is love and respect for language which impose silence on us.  For the love of God is not heard in words unless it is heard, both before and after the words are spoken, in silence."

Thomas Merton   

Photo: Snow and ice patterns on Dream Lake; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; February 24, 2014