->'''Warden:''' Tell me about the qunari.\\
'''Sten:''' No.
-->-- ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''

->'''Alistair:''' Don't you ever talk? You know, make polite conversation just to put people at ease?\\
'''Sten:''' You mean that I should [[TalkAboutTheWeather remark upon the weather]] before I cut off a man's head?
-->-- ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''

->'''Morrigan:''' You are very quiet, Sten.\\
'''Sten:''' Only compared to some.
-->-- ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', RuleOfThree

->'''Pablo:''' He only says important things, for instance...\\
'''Austin:''' Quicksand bad!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans''

->''"Abstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity of his nature. A violent wind does not last for a whole morning; a sudden rain does not last for the whole day. To whom is it that these (two) things are owing? To Heaven and Earth. If Heaven and Earth cannot make such (spasmodic) actings last long, how much less can man!"''
-->--- '''Creator/{{Laozi}}'''

->''"The wise man speaks because he has something to say; the fool speaks because he has to say something."''
-->-- Variously attributed

->''"You talk a great deal for a man who knows so little."''
-->-- '''Kahina''''s only line to the GuileHero protagonist, ''VideoGame/TheLastExpress''

->''"I have to say, Raven, when I found out [[DarkSecret the truth]], I was [[InLoveWithYourCarnage very impressed]]. All this time, I had no idea -- the power lurking inside you. It's always the quiet ones, isn't it?"''
-->-- '''Slade''', ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003''

->''"Well, [Andy] was never the talkative one. Admittedly, [[CharacterDevelopment he's gotten better]] [[MediumAwareness this season,]] but..."''
-->-- '''Socrates''', ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'', "[[Recap/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeriesS2E15InsanityIsInTheAir Insanity is in The Air]]"

->'''Brenner:''' So you must be Gage, the Lazurian Army CO.\\
'''Gage:''' Yep.\\
'''Brenner:''' No matter what you think of me, we need to leave the past in the past. Now we work together or face destruction.\\
'''Gage:''' Agreed.\\
'''Brenner:''' I'm going to outline a strategy that should let your forces escape.\\
'''Gage:''' Understood.\\
'''Brenner:''' You're a man of few words, aren't you?\\
'''Gage:''' ...Yep.\\
'''Brenner:''' ''[goes over recommended mission strategy]'' Does that work for you?\\
'''Gage:''' Yep.\\
'''Brenner:''' Good enough. Let's go.
-->-- ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars: Days of Ruin]]''

->'''Connie:''' ''[Connie sets a sheet of paper on the center table]'' Okay, Garnet. it might be best to play out the tone of his letter. And start off with something like: "Dearest Jamie,—". Okay, go for it, Garnet!\\
'''Garnet:''' Start with a letter "N".\\
'''Connie:''' Huh, okay. What next?\\
'''Garnet:''' The letter "O".\\
'''Connie:''' Uh, okay! You can just say the whole word instead of spelling it out.\\
'''Garnet:''' Period.\\
'''Connie:''' Hmm. ''[reads the letter]'' So... "N", "O", "Period"? Oh...\\
'''Steven:''' I think we'll need more than that.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E7LoveLetters Love Letters]]"

->'''Tunon:''' Ever since you arrived at the Tiers, you have proven stubbornly tight-lipped. Your speech is often stilled as if by some great terror or apprehension. Can you even answer for this anomaly, or are you too simple to manage it?\\
'''[[VillainProtagonist The Fatebinder]]:''' [Say nothing].\\
'''Tunon:''' I don't know why I expected any different.
-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Tyranny}}''

->''The most memorable thing about [[UsefulNotes/CalvinCoolidge Coolidge]] was his dour silence. He is widely known for what he did not say. His favorite expressions were "Yes" and "No," and even these he used sparingly and often delegated to a subordinate.''
-->-- ''It All Started with Columbus''

->''Known only to [Grunty] was the fact that words and pictures, concepts and comparisons were an endless swirling blizzard inside him ... For the words in his head would not leave him except one or two at a time, with long moments in between. So he had learned to condense his verbal messages into breathy grunts, and when they wouldn't condense, he said nothing.''
-->-- '''Creator/TheodoreSturgeon''', "The World Well Lost"

->'''Drew Carey:''' What's with the silent act?\\
'''Eugene:''' Listen, Carey, I've paid attention around here. People who shoot off their mouths never get ahead.\\
'''Drew:''' That's ridiculous, [[SoulCrushingDeskJob look at me]]. ''[{{Beat}}]'' Go on...\\
'''Eugene:''' If you don't say anything, you never say the wrong thing.
-->-- ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow''

->''The old Munchkin turned and looked at Ojo. He had kindly eyes, but he hadn't smiled or laughed in so long that the boy had forgotten that Unc Nunkie could look any other way than solemn. And Unc never spoke any more words than he was obliged to, so his little nephew, who lived alone with him, had learned to understand a great deal from one word.''
-->-- ''Literature/ThePatchworkGirlOfOz''

->'''Linda Forchet:''' You're the strong, silent type, aren't you?\\
'''Major Charles Rane:''' Nah, I'm just a little rusty on my small talk.
-->-- ''Film/RollingThunder''

->''"Ren, I'm just gonna come out and say it. You are one of my best friends! These past few months, I feel like we've really bonded. Even though you don't say much. I mean, you're really quiet. To be perfectly honest, I don't know that much about you personally, but -- darn it! -- I consider you to be the brother I never had!"''
-->-- '''Jaune Arc''', ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''

->''"Cordial, but real quiet."''
-->-- ''[[Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls The Night Unfurls: Re-Imagined]]'', about Kyril Sutherland
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