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

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

We are getting into semantics again. If we use words, there is a very grave danger they will be misinterpreted.

We are getting into semantics again. If we use words, there is a very grave danger they will be misinterpreted.

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 exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.

Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.

Language helps form the limits of our reality.

Language helps form the limits of our reality.

I am the King of Rome, and above grammar.
[Lat., Ego sum rex Romanus, et supra grammaticam.]

I am the King of Rome, and above grammar.
[Lat., Ego sum rex Romanus, et supra grammaticam.]

No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.