There are things that we know of that we cannot speak; there... - William Butler Yeats

This quote is attributed to William Butler Yeats.

"There are things that we know of that we cannot speak; there are things that we see that we dare not name."

William Butler Yeats Truth

Poet Playwright Irish 1865–1939

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