This is what happens when the discourse of publishing, defined and driven by spoken and written language, is talked about in exactly the same vocabulary and syntax as any widgetmaking industry. Books are reformulated as 'product' - like screwdrivers or… — Suzette Haden Elgin Copy Share Image
“The two men sat there together, in the kind of silence that's not empty because it has the thoughts of two longtime friends to… — Suzette Haden Elgin Copy Share Image
“First principle: there's no such thing as reality. We make it up by perceiving stimuli from the environment - external or internal - and making statements about it. Everybody perceives stuff, everybody makes up statements about it, everybody - so far as we can tell - agrees enough to get by, so that when I say 'Hand me the coffee'… — Suzette Haden Elgin Copy Share
“Any beginning is also an ending, you know. You can’t have just the one.” — Suzette Haden Elgin Copy Share Image
This is what happens when the discourse of publishing, defined and driven by spoken and written language, is talked about in exactly the same… — Suzette Haden Elgin Copy Share Image
Linguistics is our best tool for bringing about social change and SF is our best tool for testing such changes before they are implemented… — Suzette Haden Elgin Copy Share Image
“They are encumbered with secret pregnancies that never come to term. There are no terms, you don’t see. They drag their swollen brains about… — Suzette Haden Elgin Copy Share Image
If you behave like a doormat, expect to be stepped on and don't complain about it. — Suzette Haden Elgin Copy Share Image
