The silences here are retreats of sound, like the retreat of the surf before a tidal wave: sound draining away, down slopes of acoustic passage, to gather, someplace else, to a great surge of noise.
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The quote from Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow" evokes a powerful imagery of sound and silence. It suggests that silences are not merely absences of sound, but rather moments where sound recedes, similar to how ocean waves pull back before a larger wave crashes. This retreat creates a buildup that prepares for a potential surge of noise, emphasizing the dynamic relationship between silence and sound in our environment.
Pynchon's observation reflects the...
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