Edward Hall On Language
Edward T Hall (May 16, 1914 – July 20, 2009) The paradox of culture is that language, the system most frequently used to describe culture,…
Rebecca Solnit On Lies And Language
Rebecca Solnit (June 24, 1961 -) There are so many ways to tell a lie. You can lie by ignoring whole regions of impact, omitting…
Niels Bohr On Language And Religion
Niels Bohr (October 7, 1885–November 18, 1962) We ought to remember that religion uses language in quite a different way from science. The language of…
Jeanette Winterson On Language
Jeanette Winterson (August 27, 1959 -) For me, language is a freedom. As soon as you have found the words with which to express something,…
Stanley Kunitz On Language
Stanley Kunitz (July 29, 1905– May 14, 2006) I used to sit in that green Morris chair and open the heavy dictionary on my lap,…
Knut Hamsun On Language
Knut Hamsun (August 4, 1859 – February 19, 1952) Language must resound with all the harmonies of music. The writer must always, at all times,…
