In literature the ambition of the novice is to acquire the literary language; the struggle of the adept is to get rid… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I use the language I use to my friends. They wouldn't believe me if I used some high-flown literary language. I want… — Adrian Mitchell Copy Share Image
Dominant and emerging forms of interpersonal communication have to find their way into literary language somehow - think of the epistolary novels… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
“Earlier 18th-century literary language was not supple enough to connect the life of the imagination to that of the street.” — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
