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Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels.
Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms it.
Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms it.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
To have another language is to possess a second soul.
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
When a language creates -- as it does -- a community within the present, it does so only by courtesy read more
When a language creates -- as it does -- a community within the present, it does so only by courtesy of a community between the present and the past.
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.
Language is the roadmap of a culture. It tells you where its people came from and where they are going.
Language is the roadmap of a culture. It tells you where its people came from and where they are going.
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean