"silence is not weakness and decency is not pride" ― Arthur Machen From Arthur Machen Writer Added on 1/31/2026 About Arthur Machen Welsh author and mystic known for supernatural and weird fiction, including The Great God Pan. His work significantly influenced 20th-century horror and speculative literature. He died in 1947. Born: 1863-03-03 Died: 1947-12-15 View all quotes from Arthur Machen