" Most people had heard the phrase, Silence is golden, and many would agree with it, like people with screaming children running wild around the house or those who worked in noisy offices. For me, however, it meant something entirely different. Silence consumed my whole life. It suppressed things I could never express. My silence was responsible for my family’s happiness. Silence was my prison. "
― Natasha Preston , Silence (Silence, #1)