“The truth is always an actual step towards liberation.” Carlos Sherman  

“I like Belarus so much that I am ready to go to prison here.” Ihar Bancer, former political prisoner, musician  

“The will of the people to keep telling the truth is the most significant manifestation of power one can imagine.” Natalla Kalada    

“I memorized poems [by Maksim Bahdanovič] at the age of 17, later I read them during excursions. I am moved by them even now, as I sit on the bunk reading a tattered volume of poems by Maksim Bahdanovič from 1968 with some pages torn off and look at the tower of Piščałaŭ Castle shining white in the sun.” Aleś Bialacki, a political prisoner, member of PEN Belarus, human rights activist and the head of the Maksim Bahdanovič Literary Museum in 1989-1998.    

“I stand here with flowers in warmth and safety, but let me remind you that dozens of Belarusian writers, journalists, writers, essayists now face the terrible conditions of Belarusian prisons and our attention should be focused on them.” Speech by Jeva Viežnaviec, winner of the Jerzy Giedroyc Literary Award 2021

“Our strength is in the truth, and the truth is in the word.”

"We must use our authority, our voice, so that the world does not forget about us. Belarus is Europe as well, we must accept it and talk about it to the whole world." Alhierd Bacharevič

"It is the duty of a creative person to be honest with the audience". Viktar Babaryka

"There are no forces to suppress us all." Aleś Dudar  

“Sooner or later, any bad times are over. Good times will come. Even in the worst situation you can find something good. If you are not in prison, that is already something positive. Although we have been suffering for a long time, it turns out that we have to suffer for a little longer before it’s over.” Zmicier Furmanaŭ