Our choosing to live in the noise of our thoughts and emotions — within the incessant clamor around us — happens almost without recognition. But we are uncomfortable with Silence. It does not go with our hectic lives, with what must be done every day, and with our felt need to accomplish something. Moments of quiet remind us that we have neglected the core of our being, and we cannot face the implications of this neglect. Anxiety enters. It's better to keep running away from it.

Robert Sardello, Silence