fogos locais

My decision didn’t have anything to do with writing, and maybe not even with ellipses; it had to do with the very idea of suspension. Sometimes we’re silent to keep the peace, sometimes out of self-interest, knowing we shouldn’t speak or everything will be ruined. But more often we’re silent out of fear, out of complicity. Silence can be criticised, but it has the virtue of being a clear choice. It’s when we decide to break it, to speak, that we have to get to the end without slipping away, without the convenience of ellipses.