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Adrienne Rich Quotes about Silence

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Every poem breaks a silence that had to be overcome.

Every poem breaks a silence that had to be overcome.

Silence, Overcoming, Break

Adrienne Rich (2003). “What Is Found There: Notebooks on Poetry and Politics (Expanded Edition)”, p.76, W. W. Norton & Company

The liar often suffers from amnesia. Amnesia is the silence of the unconscious.

Liars, Lying, Silence

Adrienne Rich (2002). “Arts of the Possible: Essays and Conversations”, p.21, W. W. Norton & Company

In a world where language and naming are power, silence is oppression, is violence.

Silence, World, Violence

Adrienne Rich (1995). “On Lies, Secrets, and Silence: Selected Prose 1966-1978”, p.113, W. W. Norton & Company

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