The most precious things in speech are pauses.

The most precious things in speech are pauses.

If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.

If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.

Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.

Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.

Language is memory and metaphor.

Language is memory and metaphor.

Language is wine upon the lips.

Language is wine upon the lips.

For I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me.

For I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me.

Language is fossil poetry.

Language is fossil poetry.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

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.