I speak two languages, Body and English.

I speak two languages, Body and English.

Don Chaucer. well of English undefyled
On Fame's eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.

Don Chaucer. well of English undefyled
On Fame's eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled.

Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.

Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.

How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?

How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?

The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib.

The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib.

The most precious things in speech are pauses.

The most precious things in speech are pauses.

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some read more

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some words got me into trouble and others got me out.

Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

He has strangled
His language in his tears.

He has strangled
His language in his tears.