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November 20, 2025

The sound of silence

John Higgins and Mark Cole (2021)

Silence is not neutral – it is full of meaning and always has a purpose.

It is far greater than simply an absence of sound. As we speak, it is silence that weaves between our words, offering them weight and significance. In conversation our pauses, short and long, make sense and carry weight through what it is we are saying, have tried to say or left unsaid.

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