Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

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.

We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our read more

We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.

Language is memory and metaphor.

Language is memory and metaphor.

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.

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?

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.]

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.

The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.

The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.