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In the greatest art, one is always aware of things that cannot be said. . .of the contradiction between expression and the presence of the inexpressible. Stylistic devices are also techniques of avoidance. The most

In the greatest art, one is always aware of things that cannot be said. . .of the contradiction between expression and the presence of the inexpressible. Stylistic devices are also techniques of avoidance. The most potent elements of a work of art are, often, its silences.

Susan Sontag
Art, Expression, Silence
Susan Sontag (1983). “A Susan Sontag reader”, Vintage

Silence remains, inescapably, a form of speech.

Susan Sontag
Silence, Speech, Form
Susan Sontag (1983). “A Susan Sontag reader”, Vintage

The most potent elements in a work of art are, often, its silences.

Susan Sontag
Art, Silence, Elements
Susan Sontag (2014). “A Susan Sontag Reader”, p.230, Macmillan

Each of us carries a room within ourselves, waiting to be furnished and peopled, and if you listen closely, you may need to silence everything in your own room, you can hear the sounds of that other room inside your head.

Susan Sontag
Silence, Waiting, Sound
Susan Sontag (2001). “In America: A Novel”, p.27, Macmillan

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