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.

It was greek to me.

It was greek to me.

It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear

It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear

Words are loaded pistols.

Words are loaded pistols.

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

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

Language helps form the limits of our reality.

Language helps form the limits of our reality.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.

The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.

The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.

For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies read more

For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies have only to find it.