Yes, I'd learned from him to keep quiet, to grin and bear things – things that were better out in the open but which, through insecurity, never made it out – but past a certain point, I was my own man, simply afraid of confronting these things myself.
When he was told, he grinned and said, "Ah, yes, quiet".
Mr. Wang broke into a grin, and when the audience quieted down, he assured them he was known for giving short speeches.
If they do like you, then they may start grinning really big, get really quiet, or try not to show an expression.
I especially enjoy sitting in the reading room at school because it is peaceful and quiet," says 13-year-old Gisele Dushimana, with a grin.
"I love the quiet during moments like this," she noted, flashing a sly grin.
"To adapt the wonderful Arundhati Roy," she grins in sign-off, "Another Europe is possible, and on a quiet day, I can hear her breathing".
As fireworks soared into the night sky and thousands danced wildly outside the winner's party office, known as "Chez Macky", one supporter fell quiet for a moment and whispered, "The king is dead, long live the king," and grinned.
