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title: "4 Want Language Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Want Language quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Want Language sayings and thoughts."
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> [I try to keep my sentences quite pared back. What I really want to do is observe people's relationships and interactions. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-rooney/i-try-to-keep-my-sentences-quite-pared-back-what-i-really-want-to-do/)

[Sally Rooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-rooney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb8/sally-rooney-9142_language_i-try-to-keep-my-sentences-quite-pared-b_265966.jpg)

> [I want to find a language that transforms language itself into steel for the spirit--a language to use against these sparkling insects,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahmoud-darwish/i-want-to-find-a-language-that-transforms-language-itself-into-steel/)

[Mahmoud Darwish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahmoud-darwish/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eca/mahmoud-darwish-6881_insects_i-want-to-find-a-language-that-transform_334127.jpg)

> [I want a language that speaks the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/i-want-a-language-that-speaks-the-truth/)

[Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8b/studs-terkel-3020_language_i-want-a-language-that-speaks-the-truth_1093865.jpg)

> [You can learn Elvish, if you want. It's a language like Italian and English. You can learn to read it, you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-lee/you-can-learn-elvish-if-you-want-it-s-a-language-like-italian-and/)

[Christopher Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ce/christopher-lee-9093_elvish_you-can-learn-elvish-if-you-want-it-s-a_3113190.jpg)

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