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

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

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk read more

Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons.

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?

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.

There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.

There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.

All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.

All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.

It was greek to me.

It was greek to me.

Language is fossil poetry.

Language is fossil poetry.

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.