Quiet Time Advocate Pillows

'You need to play quieter. Pretend your cars are hybirds.'

"They sent us home early today... the teachers needed some quiet time!"

'I wish those kids would keep the noise down, I can't even hear myself think!'

"Tell me about your fear of speaking."

"Too crowded. Let's go."

"To be honest, I don't mind the cold, and being an introvert, and slightly antisocial, I really treasure the quiet time when the others have flown south..."

"You really ought to cut down on your scream time."

Proud of herself for "never owning a tv" Emily watches eight episodes of a mediocre tv show on her laptop while in bed.

"I guess now's as good a time as any."

Noise Pollution

"You are still here."

She required plenty of personal space.

Book Me!

"You go ahead and sleep, girl. I’m sure Philip Roth won’t be offended."

Man reads a book while seated in a loveseat as a cat peers over the seat at him.

"He's so into social media that he's become anti-social."

Holiday-Cancelling Headphones

Cyber Dream

Sitting in the dark and not talking for two hours - the cinema was one of their favourite dates yet.

"I'd say hi to my favorite teacher, but I think she's enjoying some quiet remote-from-us learning."

"The key to happiness is privacy. Hear what I'm sayin'?"

"So, you're staying in then?"

"Not now, Matthew. This is Daddy's quiet-desperation time."

Off Duty sign on desk.

"I've got him on vibrate."

"... but this is Emily Dickinson and that's a car alarm!"

"Personally, there's nothing I like better than to curl up in bed with a bad woman."

"Milo, are you feeling that Daisy is 'leaning in' more? Did you guys try any of the homework? I know, let's try not napping, can we try this? No?"

Old man in pub threatening the live band with CS gas

'That's where he goes to regain his sanity.'

'Okay, you can see him now. But you must promise not to wake him.'

"There are rumours going round that you have a home lift."

'Are you taking a nap?. . . Ok, I'll be really quiet. . . I'll just be reading the paper. . . Hon?. . . Just checking to see if you were asleep.'

"She also sits up there so she doesn't have to talk to anyone."

Zerotasking