"I am attracted to ellipsis, to the unsaid, to suggestion, to eloquent deliberate silence." - Louise Gluck (died: 13 October 2023)
Usually, I post this on my birthday. Given current events, however, it seemed like a good time...
Because he told me not to tell; I didn't, and more people got hurt because of my silence. In the rest of my life -- no matter whatever good I've done, or will ever do -- that's something I will never live down.
"Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as if they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you." - Christopher Hitchens (died: 15 December 2011)