“You English words? I know you: You are light as dreams, Tough as oak, Precious as gold, As poppies and corn, Or… — Edward Thomas Copy Share Image
In the year 1090, there was founded in Persia the religious and military order of the Assassins, whose history is one of… — Harry J. Anslinger Copy Share Image
“And of all those English words, the most dominant, the most powerful, the most amazing has to be... Okay. As a language… — Mark David Ledbetter Copy Share Image
The purpose of life is to be beautiful, to be bountiful, to be blissful, to be graceful and grateful. What a wonderful… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi Copy Share Image
“85 percent of the 30,000 Anglo-Saxon words died out under the influence of the Danes and Normans. That means that only about… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
Words, English words, are full of echoes, of memories, of associations. They have been out and about, on people's lips, in their… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
