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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."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Language, English, Example, Lady, Identity

"Cussing like a commoner wasn't something I was tested on. I picked that habit up outside of high school."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Language, Behavior, Rebellion, Youth

"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."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

Language, Meaning, Understanding, Communication

"Words are not static.Language shape our memories, and it is also shaped by our memories."

John Green, American Author

Language, Memory, Communication, Change

"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."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Language, Metaphor, Truth, Emotion

"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."

Saaif Alam, Indian Writer

Language, Profanity, Respect, Communication

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

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Language, Culture, Globalization, Identity

"Just because a word or expression has an antiquity or was once widely used does not confer on it some special immunity."

Bill Bryson, American Writer

Language, Change, Authority, Tradition

"I took some classes in sign language when I was in my early teens because I was told that I would be completely deaf very early. But I never really wanted to learn."

Stephanie Beacham, English Actress

Language,

"The limits of my language means the limits of my world."

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian Philosopher

Language, Limits, World

Explore more quotes by Theo Van Gogh

"I thought that the AIVD was there to protect citizens like me."

Thought

"If I were still twenty years old, I would really move to America."

Opinion

"No, originally I thought that writing articles would keep me from having to see a psychiatrist, but I became even more depressed as a result."

Thought

"The more light hearted I write about that, the better the message gets through."

Comfort

"As soon as you sit down to write about something you are pressing your nose deeper into the sewer of facts."

Fact

"I would not be able to pen an academic and dry diatribe. I have too much talent for that."

Talent

"Ah, I hope to live to 87 and drink from the the goblet of life to the dregs."

Life

"I want to warn against the Fifth Column which is trying to hinder our free way of life in Holland."

Life

"My use of language is part and parcel of my message."

Language