---
title: "15 Understanding Language Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 15 Understanding Language quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Understanding Language sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/anonymous-1_alchemist_courage-is-the-quality-most-essential-to_1345672.jpg"
---

> [Courage is the quality most essential to understanding the language of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/courage-is-the-quality-most-essential-to-understanding-the-language/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/anonymous-1_alchemist_courage-is-the-quality-most-essential-to_1345672.jpg)

> [Understanding language is core to a lot of Google products such as Gmail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dean/understanding-language-is-core-to-a-lot-of-google-products-such-as/)

[Jeff Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/jeff-dean-10577_core_understanding-language-is-core-to-a-lot_2890798.jpg)

> [I was born understanding the language of music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-bream/i-was-born-understanding-the-language-of-music/)

[Julian Bream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-bream/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/julian-bream-9656_born_i-was-born-understanding-the-language-of_1376449.jpg)

> [You who read me, are You sure of understanding my language?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jorge-luis-borges/you-who-read-me-are-you-sure-of-understanding-my-language/)

[Jorge Luis Borges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jorge-luis-borges/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/jorge-luis-borges-275_books_you-who-read-me-are-you-sure-of-understa_1959240.jpg)

> [“I went back to look for you. Not understanding the language of hello, I thought I’d speak it just the same.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-mckuen/i-went-back-to-look-for-you-not-understanding-the-language-of-hello-i/)

[Rod Mckuen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-mckuen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/rod-mckuen-9451_love-story_i-went-back-to-look-for-you-not-understa_349355.jpg)

> [Punctuation has its own philosophy, just as style does, although not as language does. Style is a good understanding of language, punctuation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-sand/punctuation-has-its-own-philosophy-just-as-style-does-although-not-as/)

[George Sand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-sand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/george-sand-1753_doe_punctuation-has-its-own-philosophy-just_178865.jpg)

> [Whether man is disposed to yield to nature or to oppose her, he cannot do without a correct understanding of her language](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-rostand/whether-man-is-disposed-to-yield-to-nature-or-to-oppose-her-he-cannot/)

[Jean Rostand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-rostand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/815/jean-rostand-7588_language_whether-man-is-disposed-to-yield-to-natu_988163.jpg)

> [It seemed to me that the real philosophical breakthroughs of the 20th century were in terms of the understanding of language. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hanif-kureishi/it-seemed-to-me-that-the-real-philosophical-breakthroughs-of-the-20th/)

[Hanif Kureishi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hanif-kureishi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/hanif-kureishi-3233_20th-century_it-seemed-to-me-that-the-real-philosophi_1634582.jpg)

> [When I last went to Italy, over two years ago, I had a lot more trouble understanding the language than I used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcel-carne/when-i-last-went-to-italy-over-two-years-ago-i-had-a-lot-more-trouble/)

[Marcel Carne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcel-carne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6b/marcel-carne-34614_language_when-i-last-went-to-italy-over-two-years_1490741.png)

> [I have abused language. I love it, and I abuse it... I don't write just to be clever. But sometimes I do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-have-abused-language-i-love-it-and-i-abuse-it-i-don-t-write-just-to/)

[Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1d/joss-whedon-480_abuse_i-have-abused-language-i-love-it-and-i-a_122427.png)

> [Every time you learn a new language, your understanding of language overall grows, so every time I would learn new music, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamasi-washington/every-time-you-learn-a-new-language-your-understanding-of-language/)

[Kamasi Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamasi-washington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/kamasi-washington-4976_direction_every-time-you-learn-a-new-language-your_2236957.jpg)

> [We at Google have made tremendous advances in understanding language. Our knowledge graph has been fundamental to that. The new algorithm that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amit-singhal/we-at-google-have-made-tremendous-advances-in-understanding-language/)

[Amit Singhal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amit-singhal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/amit-singhal-75699_algorithms_we-at-google-have-made-tremendous-advanc_1451235.jpg)

> [I'm an infant with Shakespeare; I'm kind of learning how to walk. I am trying to decipher the code, you know? I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-santiago-hudson/i-m-an-infant-with-shakespeare-i-m-kind-of-learning-how-to-walk-i-am/)

[Ruben Santiago-Hudson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-santiago-hudson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bee/ruben-santiago-hudson-31369_actor_i-m-an-infant-with-shakespeare-i-m-kind_454971.jpg)

> [“A place has a curious quality when you have only a partial understanding of its language, and in those early months the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-kitamura/a-place-has-a-curious-quality-when-you-have-only-a-partial/)

[Katie Kitamura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-kitamura/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9e/katie-kitamura-13105_communication_a-place-has-a-curious-quality-when-you-h_571198.jpg)

> [ Not bad in short, though the last one \[understanding the language of animals\], isn't half as useful as you might expect, since… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-stroud/not-bad-in-short-though-the-last-one-understanding-the-language-of/)

[Jonathan Stroud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-stroud/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/jonathan-stroud-3021_animal_not-bad-in-short-though-the-last-one-und_2747505.png)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/understanding-language/#itemlist",
            "name": "Understanding Language Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 15,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Courage is the quality most essential to understanding the language of the world.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Anonymous"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/courage-is-the-quality-most-essential-to-understanding-the-language/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/anonymous-1_alchemist_courage-is-the-quality-most-essential-to_1345672.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/anonymous-1_alchemist_courage-is-the-quality-most-essential-to_1345672.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/anonymous-1_alchemist_courage-is-the-quality-most-essential-to_1345672.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Courage is the quality most essential to understanding the language of the world.” — Anonymous",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Understanding language is core to a lot of Google products such as Gmail.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jeff Dean"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dean/understanding-language-is-core-to-a-lot-of-google-products-such-as/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/jeff-dean-10577_core_understanding-language-is-core-to-a-lot_2890798.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/jeff-dean-10577_core_understanding-language-is-core-to-a-lot_2890798.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/jeff-dean-10577_core_understanding-language-is-core-to-a-lot_2890798.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Understanding language is core to a lot of Google products such as Gmail.” — Jeff Dean",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I was born understanding the language of music.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Julian Bream"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-bream/i-was-born-understanding-the-language-of-music/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/julian-bream-9656_born_i-was-born-understanding-the-language-of_1376449.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/julian-bream-9656_born_i-was-born-understanding-the-language-of_1376449.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/julian-bream-9656_born_i-was-born-understanding-the-language-of_1376449.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I was born understanding the language of music.” — Julian Bream",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "You who read me, are You sure of understanding my language?",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jorge Luis Borges"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jorge-luis-borges/you-who-read-me-are-you-sure-of-understanding-my-language/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/jorge-luis-borges-275_books_you-who-read-me-are-you-sure-of-understa_1959240.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/jorge-luis-borges-275_books_you-who-read-me-are-you-sure-of-understa_1959240.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/jorge-luis-borges-275_books_you-who-read-me-are-you-sure-of-understa_1959240.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“You who read me, are You sure of understanding my language?” — Jorge Luis Borges",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“I went back to look for you. Not understanding the language of hello, I thought I’d speak it just the same.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rod Mckuen"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-mckuen/i-went-back-to-look-for-you-not-understanding-the-language-of-hello-i/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/rod-mckuen-9451_love-story_i-went-back-to-look-for-you-not-understa_349355.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/rod-mckuen-9451_love-story_i-went-back-to-look-for-you-not-understa_349355.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/rod-mckuen-9451_love-story_i-went-back-to-look-for-you-not-understa_349355.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I went back to look for you. Not understanding the language of hello, I thought I’d speak it just the same.” — Rod Mckuen",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Punctuation has its own philosophy, just as style does, although not as language does. Style is a good understanding of language, punctuation is a good understanding of style.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "George Sand"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-sand/punctuation-has-its-own-philosophy-just-as-style-does-although-not-as/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/george-sand-1753_doe_punctuation-has-its-own-philosophy-just_178865.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/george-sand-1753_doe_punctuation-has-its-own-philosophy-just_178865.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/george-sand-1753_doe_punctuation-has-its-own-philosophy-just_178865.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Punctuation has its own philosophy, just as style does, although not as language does. Style is a good…” — George Sand",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Whether man is disposed to yield to nature or to oppose her, he cannot do without a correct understanding of her language",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jean Rostand"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-rostand/whether-man-is-disposed-to-yield-to-nature-or-to-oppose-her-he-cannot/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/815/jean-rostand-7588_language_whether-man-is-disposed-to-yield-to-natu_988163.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/815/jean-rostand-7588_language_whether-man-is-disposed-to-yield-to-natu_988163.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/815/jean-rostand-7588_language_whether-man-is-disposed-to-yield-to-natu_988163.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Whether man is disposed to yield to nature or to oppose her, he cannot do without a correct understanding of…” — Jean Rostand",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It seemed to me that the real philosophical breakthroughs of the 20th century were in terms of the understanding of language. What is language? Where does it come from, how does it work, what does it do?",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Hanif Kureishi"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hanif-kureishi/it-seemed-to-me-that-the-real-philosophical-breakthroughs-of-the-20th/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/hanif-kureishi-3233_20th-century_it-seemed-to-me-that-the-real-philosophi_1634582.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/hanif-kureishi-3233_20th-century_it-seemed-to-me-that-the-real-philosophi_1634582.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/hanif-kureishi-3233_20th-century_it-seemed-to-me-that-the-real-philosophi_1634582.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It seemed to me that the real philosophical breakthroughs of the 20th century were in terms of the…” — Hanif Kureishi",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When I last went to Italy, over two years ago, I had a lot more trouble understanding the language than I used to when I lived there for a year. I used to speak very little but I could understand very well.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Marcel Carne"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcel-carne/when-i-last-went-to-italy-over-two-years-ago-i-had-a-lot-more-trouble/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6b/marcel-carne-34614_language_when-i-last-went-to-italy-over-two-years_1490741.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6b/marcel-carne-34614_language_when-i-last-went-to-italy-over-two-years_1490741.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6b/marcel-carne-34614_language_when-i-last-went-to-italy-over-two-years_1490741.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When I last went to Italy, over two years ago, I had a lot more trouble understanding the language than I…” — Marcel Carne",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 10,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I have abused language. I love it, and I abuse it... I don't write just to be clever. But sometimes I do. And if you don't have an understanding of the language, then the way in which it's bent doesn't actually register.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Joss Whedon"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/i-have-abused-language-i-love-it-and-i-abuse-it-i-don-t-write-just-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1d/joss-whedon-480_abuse_i-have-abused-language-i-love-it-and-i-a_122427.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1d/joss-whedon-480_abuse_i-have-abused-language-i-love-it-and-i-a_122427.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1d/joss-whedon-480_abuse_i-have-abused-language-i-love-it-and-i-a_122427.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I have abused language. I love it, and I abuse it... I don't write just to be clever. But sometimes I do…” — Joss Whedon",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 11,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Every time you learn a new language, your understanding of language overall grows, so every time I would learn new music, my understanding of music would grow because I was taken to an extreme in a different direction, and that was, in effect, carrying over into what I do.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Kamasi Washington"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamasi-washington/every-time-you-learn-a-new-language-your-understanding-of-language/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/kamasi-washington-4976_direction_every-time-you-learn-a-new-language-your_2236957.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/kamasi-washington-4976_direction_every-time-you-learn-a-new-language-your_2236957.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/kamasi-washington-4976_direction_every-time-you-learn-a-new-language-your_2236957.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Every time you learn a new language, your understanding of language overall grows, so every time I would…” — Kamasi Washington",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 12,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We at Google have made tremendous advances in understanding language. Our knowledge graph has been fundamental to that. The new algorithm that we launched today called Hummingbird has been a great leap forward.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Amit Singhal"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amit-singhal/we-at-google-have-made-tremendous-advances-in-understanding-language/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/amit-singhal-75699_algorithms_we-at-google-have-made-tremendous-advanc_1451235.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/amit-singhal-75699_algorithms_we-at-google-have-made-tremendous-advanc_1451235.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/amit-singhal-75699_algorithms_we-at-google-have-made-tremendous-advanc_1451235.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We at Google have made tremendous advances in understanding language. Our knowledge graph has been…” — Amit Singhal",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 13,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I'm an infant with Shakespeare; I'm kind of learning how to walk. I am trying to decipher the code, you know? I do my research. And I get a clear understanding of what the language is. It is a tremendous process I have to go through as I am sure all actors do, finding the gems hidden in his language.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ruben Santiago-Hudson"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-santiago-hudson/i-m-an-infant-with-shakespeare-i-m-kind-of-learning-how-to-walk-i-am/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bee/ruben-santiago-hudson-31369_actor_i-m-an-infant-with-shakespeare-i-m-kind_454971.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bee/ruben-santiago-hudson-31369_actor_i-m-an-infant-with-shakespeare-i-m-kind_454971.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bee/ruben-santiago-hudson-31369_actor_i-m-an-infant-with-shakespeare-i-m-kind_454971.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I'm an infant with Shakespeare; I'm kind of learning how to walk. I am trying to decipher the code, you…” — Ruben Santiago-Hudson",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 14,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“A place has a curious quality when you have only a partial understanding of its language, and in those early months the sensation was especially peculiar. At first I moved in a cloud of unknowing, the speech around me impenetrable, but it quickly grew less elusive as I began to understand single words and then phrases and now even snippets of conversation. On occasion, I found myself stumbling into situations more intimate than I would have liked, the city was no longer the innocent place it had been when I arrived.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Katie Kitamura"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-kitamura/a-place-has-a-curious-quality-when-you-have-only-a-partial/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9e/katie-kitamura-13105_communication_a-place-has-a-curious-quality-when-you-h_571198.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9e/katie-kitamura-13105_communication_a-place-has-a-curious-quality-when-you-h_571198.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9e/katie-kitamura-13105_communication_a-place-has-a-curious-quality-when-you-h_571198.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“A place has a curious quality when you have only a partial understanding of its language, and in those early…” — Katie Kitamura",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 15,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Not bad in short, though the last one [understanding the language of animals], isn't half as useful as you might expect, since when all's said and done the language of the beasts tends to revolve around: a) the endless hunt for food, b) finding a warm bush to sleep in the evening, and c) the sporadic satisfication of certain glands. (Many would argue that the language of human kind boils down to this too)",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jonathan Stroud"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-stroud/not-bad-in-short-though-the-last-one-understanding-the-language-of/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/jonathan-stroud-3021_animal_not-bad-in-short-though-the-last-one-und_2747505.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/jonathan-stroud-3021_animal_not-bad-in-short-though-the-last-one-und_2747505.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/jonathan-stroud-3021_animal_not-bad-in-short-though-the-last-one-und_2747505.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Not bad in short, though the last one [understanding the language of animals], isn't half as useful as you…” — Jonathan Stroud",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/understanding-language/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/understanding-language/",
            "name": "Understanding Language Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/understanding-language/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/anonymous-1_alchemist_courage-is-the-quality-most-essential-to_1345672.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 15 Understanding Language quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Understanding Language sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/understanding-language/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/understanding-language/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Understanding Language Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/understanding-language/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```