„She did not speak for speech was unknown to her.“

— Pablo Neruda
„As Lacy waited for her turn to speak on Peter's behalf, she thought back to the first time she realized she could hate her own child.“
— Jodi Picoult
„Maybe this is why Misty loved him. Loved you. Because you believed in her so much more than she did. You expected more from her than she did from herself.“
— Chuck Palahniuk