Cesare Pavese (1908–1950) Italian poet, novelist, literary critic, and translator
This Business of Living (1935-1950)
“You’ll know what to say when the time comes. That’s the art, eh? What to say, and when to say it. And the rest is silence.”
“The Bones of the Earth” (p. 139)
Earthsea Books, Tales from Earthsea (2001)
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“Almost any interesting work of art comes close to saying the opposite of what it really says.”
Gene Wolfe (1931–2019) American science fiction and fantasy writer
"What I Know About Writing (in no particular order)", as quoted in Michael Swanwick, "The Wolf in the Labyrinth", Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2007
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“When a woman who has much to say says nothing, her silence can be deafening.”
Margaret Landon (1903–1993) writer, missionary
“Do you know what good art is? It is saying "ta" to God.”
Stanley Spencer (1891–1959) English painter
As quoted in Times Thievish Progress (1970) by John Rothenstein; "ta" is a British form of "thank you."
“When you have something to say, silence is a lie.”
Jordan Peterson (1962) Canadian clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology
“When Silence speaks for Love she has much to say.”
Richard Garnett (1835–1906) British scholar, librarian, biographer and poet
De Flagello myrteo. lxxiii.
Louis Tylka (1970) American Catholic bishop (born 1970)
Bishop Tylka shares hopes for ordination, explains motto in Catholic Post interview https://thecatholicpost.com/2020/07/16/bishop-tylka-shares-hopes-for-ordination-explains-motto-in-catholic-post-interview/ (16 July 2020)
