“I understand, and not knowing how to express myself without pagan words, I’d rather remain silent”
Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891) French Decadent and Symbolist poet
Source: A Season in Hell/The Drunken Boat
“I’d rather be hated by standing for what’s right than enduring emotional anguish for remaining silent; by remaining silent there is no confrontation nor truth and peace prevails.”
2005
Last update June 3, 2021. History
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