Quotation
Quote by Emilio Castro
We cannot cease to say what we have seen and heard.
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Understanding this quote
The speaker says that seeing and hearing something directly creates a strong need to speak about it. “Cannot cease” suggests that silence is not an option, while “what we have seen and heard” keeps the statement focused on personal experience rather than rumor or speculation.
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- World Council of Churches, Emilio Castro: A Legacy of Passionate Ecumenism
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- Official Statement
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“We're talking about our reality, whatever we see when we open our window, whatever we talk to our families.”
“I am writing these words from a prison cell.”
“U nas jest inaczej – aktor to człowiek, który ma swój normalny, przeciętny los, ale może wypowiedzieć to, czego słowa owej wewnętrznej treści nigdy nie wyrażą, stając twarzą w twarz do twarzy podobnej.”
“As for the charges against me, I am unconcerned.”
“If it ain't on the page, it ain't on the stage. It's that simple.”
“Scrisul este şi el un talent cultivat cu educaţia, ca şi toate celelalte talente.”
“I try to bridge those worlds.”
Read quote““Si vas a entrar en una zona de riesgo, debes entrar con todos los pelos de la burra en la mano, pero ir.””
“To be a writer does not mean to preach a truth, it means to discover a truth.”
“When I’m working, I just want to get to the truth—that’s the struggle.”
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