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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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"A word is not filling in the gaps, but the fertilization of silence."
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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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"No man fully capable of his own language ever masters another."
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"Putting it into words will destroy any meaning."
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"Her majesty is one verb short of a sentence."
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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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"Certainly ordinary language has no claim to be the last word, if there is such a thing."
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"People who work crossword puzzles know that if they stop making progress, they should put the puzzle down for a while."
Work
"No one would choose to be jerked randomly off task again and again until you have half a dozen things you're trying to get done, all at the same time."
Time
"Play more than one game at a time. This is a painless way to learn how to do many things at once."
Time
"Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read."
Time
"Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do."
Heart
"I would not encourage children or teens to multitask because we don't know where those efforts may lead."
Family
"Know what happens when an individual declares bankruptcy and how it affects his or her life."
Life
"Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom."
Office
"Be in the habit of getting up bright and early on the weekends. Why waste such precious time in bed?"
Time
"Be able to read blueprints, diagrams, floorplans, and other diagrams used in the construction process."
Reading
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