Fortified by her anger, Whitney met Marie St. Allermain's silently assessing gaze with quiet composure.

Inside the ancient city's moats, the jangling 20th century gives way to the quiet composure of a much older China.

Even on the page, Forster's writing voice has a quiet composure that would make him seem an unlikely movie star.

Then came Ling Soo's next statement - uttered with quiet composure.

Mr. Spock," she said, with quiet composure, "someone must tell the crew what has happened.

He spoke with quiet composure.

Importers privately cringed while maintaining public postures of quiet composure.

Christine Chapel's air of quiet composure had always seemed serene enough to rival Mr. Spock's.

He maintained a quiet, almost distant composure through much of the discussion.

"I come to buy an imitation pig-tail to pass for one," replied Pe-lung, with quiet composure.