Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.

Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.

The most precious things in speech are pauses.

The most precious things in speech are pauses.

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.

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.

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

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

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

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?

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

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

Language is fossil poetry.

Language is fossil poetry.