Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles read more

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.

Sometimes people mistake the way I talk for what I am thinking.

Sometimes people mistake the way I talk for what I am thinking.

He has strangled
His language in his tears.

He has strangled
His language in his tears.

Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think
with their minds.

Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think
with their minds.

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.

A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.

People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first read more

People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it.

Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they read more

Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they congenitally lack the equipment to do so, just as they congenitally lack the equipment to fly over the moon.

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.