When his eyes opened by simple silence chapter 899

The admission of German Nobel Prize-winning author Gnter Grass that he was a member of the Waffen-SS during World War II has provoked everything from rage to empathy in the German press. Until now, biographies of the writer, who was born in 1927, have asserted that Grass was conscripted as anti-aircraft personnel in 1944 and then served as a soldier. FIRST, THERE IS SILENCE (VV.1-2) John begins this scene by telling us there is silence in heaven. Prior to this chapter there has been anything but silence. But now there is a hush. THIS SILENCE IS DEAFENING IT IS THUNDEROUS The silence suggests that everything in heaven halts so that the prayers of the saints may be heard. Quotes Showing 1-30 of 304. A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read. Terry Pratchett, Guards Guards If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn&39;t as cynical as real life. Terry Pratchett, Guards Guards.