Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
Human speech is like a cracked cauldron on which we bang out tunes that make bears dance, when what we want is… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
“...and since, human speech is like a cracked tin kettle, on which we hammer out tunes to make bears dance when we… — Flaubert Gustave Copy Share Image
“Language is a cracked kettle on which we bang out tunes to make the bears dance, when what we long for is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“No one, ever, can give the exact measure of his needs, his apprehensions, or his sorrows; and human speech is like a… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
“Human Language is like a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, when all the time… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
“Hear me, man, he said. There is room on the stage for one beast and one alone. All others are destined for… — Cormac McCarthy Copy Share Image
Flaubert was right when he said that our use of language is like a cracked kettle on which we bang out tunes… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
