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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
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?
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.
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.
Language is a city to the building of which every human being
brought a stone.
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Language is a city to the building of which every human being
brought a stone.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson,
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
The language of truth is simple.
The language of truth is simple.
The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib.
The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib.
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.
