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"Language is a mixture of statement and evocation."
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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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"Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little."
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"The wish to lead out one's lover must be a tribal feeling; the wish to be seen as loved is part of one's self-respect."
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"Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought."
Thought
"Fantasy is toxic: the private cruelty and the world war both have their start in the heated brain."
War
"If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea."
Creativity
"Meeting people unlike oneself does not enlarge one's outlook; it only confirms one's idea that one is unique."
People
"All your youth you want to have your greatness taken for granted; when you find it taken for granted, you are unnerved."
Fame
"If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm."
Life
"Nobody speaks the truth when there is something they must have."
Truth
"Education is not so important as people think."
Education
"Ireland is a great country to die or be married in."
Nation
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