“Silence is the creation of space, a space that memory needs to use . . . an incubator. We're dealing here with dimensions, stretching our inner muscles, pushing aside any interference. We're dealing with numbers, but not counting. Silence demands the nature of night, even in full day, it demands shadows.”
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Etel Adnan, born on February 24, 1925, is a renowned poet. Her works are known for their unique style and profound reflections on nature, love, and the human condition. more
“a calm that would undo most anyone who thought noise worse than its opposite”
“Je voudrais lui dire que je sais. Pourquoi je me tais. Le silence. Je voudrais écrire le silence.”
“Silence cannot be mispronounced, Silence cannot be misinterpreted, silence cannot be misquoted.”