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I was going to die, if not sooner, then later, whether or not I had ever spoken myself. My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you.

Audre Lorde
Silence, Protect You, Protected
Audre Lorde (2012). “Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches”, p.41, Crossing Press
I was going to die, if not sooner, then later, whether or not I had ever spoken myself. My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you.