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> [“And then, this she offered to me, my one truth: "Our language," she said, "is not spoken, but sung… Not simply words... and grammar... but melody. It was hard... thus... to learn English... this language of wood. For the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-t-anderson-3/and-then-this-she-offered-to-me-my-one-truth-our-language-she-said-is/)

M. T. Anderson

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## More by M. T. Anderson

> [“By the transport of books, that which is most foreign becomes one’s familiar walks and avenues; while that which is most familiar is removed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-t-anderson-3/by-the-transport-of-books-that-which-is-most-foreign-becomes-one-s/)

M. T. Anderson

> [“I protested, 'A man is known by his deeds.' Oh, that's sure,' said Bono. 'Just like a house is known by its deeds. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-t-anderson-3/i-protested-a-man-is-known-by-his-deeds-oh-that-s-sure-said-bono-just/)

M. T. Anderson

> [“The tumults of time are oft passed by in records of the private memoirist; for our days consist not of the Senatorial speech and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-t-anderson-3/the-tumults-of-time-are-oft-passed-by-in-records-of-the-private/)

M. T. Anderson

> [“And then, this she offered to me, my one truth: "Our language," she said, "is not spoken, but sung… Not simply words... and grammar...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-t-anderson-3/and-then-this-she-offered-to-me-my-one-truth-our-language-she-said-is/)

M. T. Anderson

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