Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.

Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.

There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
gesture.

There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
gesture.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them

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.

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?

It was greek to me.

It was greek to me.

It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear

It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear

A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page
of a book.
[Fr., Une louange en read more

A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page
of a book.
[Fr., Une louange en grec est d'une merveilleuse efficace a la
tete d'un livre.]

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.