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"Jews are the intensive form of any nationality whose language and customs they adopt."
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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."
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"Cussing like a commoner wasn't something I was tested on. I picked that habit up outside of high school."
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"It is very useful, when one is young, to learn the difference between "literally" and "figuratively." If something happens literally, it actually happens; if something happens figuratively, it feels like it is happening. If you are literally jumping for joy, for instance, it means you are leaping in the air because you are very happy. If you are figuratively jumping for joy, it means you are so happy that you could jump for joy, but are saving your energy for other matters."
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"Words are not static.Language shape our memories, and it is also shaped by our memories."
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"Know that diamonds and roses are as uncomfortable when they tumble from one's lips as toads and frogs: colder, too, and sharper, and they cut."
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"Although profanity is part of our language that we speak everyday, it can simultaneity be used as a weapon to demoralize other people if it is offensive within its meaning."
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"Language is memory and metaphor."
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"English is not merely a language anymore, it has become a way of life for millions of non-native English speakers around the world."
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"Words rich in meaning can be cheap in sound effects."
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"All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth."
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"The particular article ought in my opinion to be treated with absolute contempt. It is too vile to touch."
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"I am perfectly conscious that this contempt and hatred underlies the general tone of the community towards us, and yet when I even remotely hint at the fact that we are not a favorite people I am accused of stirring up strife and setting barriers between the two sects."
People
"I am never going to write for the sake of writing."
Writing
"My own curiosity and interest are insatiable."
Curiosity
"Jews are the intensive form of any nationality whose language and customs they adopt."
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"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
Poor
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