"The words which we use in our everyday speech are nothing other than watered-down magic."

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"Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues."

"English is not merely a language anymore, it has become a way of life for millions of non-native English speakers around the world."

"Aye, aye, that's the way wi' thee: thee allays makes a peck o' thy own words out o' a pint o' the Bible's."

"Every language has its own word for the sun, but the sun us always the same."

"It was all completely incomprehensible to me. I was fearful of the language. You had to look up every third word."

"Words are the fallen ruins of silent majesty."

"Language is like a road, it cannot be perceived all at once because it unfolds in time, whether heard or read. This narrative or temporal element has made writing and walking resemble each other."

"Oh, how scary and wonderful it is that words can change our lives simply by being next to each other."

"My favorite pudding is good old English apple pie."

"We suffer from the malady of words, and have no trust in any feeling that is not stamped with its special word."

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"Man has, as it were, become a kind of prosthetic God. When he puts on all his auxiliary organs, he is truly magnificent; but those organs have not grown on him and they still give him much trouble at times."

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