Quiet is peace. Tranquility. Quiet is turning down the volume knob on …

Khaled Hosseini
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Quiet is peace. Tranquility. Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life. Silence is pushing the off button. Shutting it down. All of it. ✨ Khaled Hosseini (2010). The Complete Khaled Hosseini: Digital box set, p.164, A&C Black
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