Language Quote by Brian Friel

“The existence of language is, in a way, a continual denigration of words.”

— José Ortega y Gasset

“If experience requires entry into language, then we cannot experience death, for language ceases. There is no remnant.”

— Erin Moure

“When a language dies, a possible world dies with it.”

— George Steiner

“Because people become fascinated with pictures and words, and wind up forgetting the Language of the World.”

— Paulo Coelho

“Words are not static.Language shape our memories, and it is also shaped by our memories.”

— John Green

The etymologist finds the deadest word to have been once a brilliant picture. Language is fossil poetry. As the limestone of the continent consists…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Words are one of the most powerful things given to human beings. In the hands of artists who can use them properly they are…

— Eric T. Benoit

“Words, even the most ephemeral ones are facts, as heavy as fetters, they leave deep marks.”

— Anonymous

“Words are like shards of glass. By themselves they're worthless; however, when placed together in just the right way, they can become great works…

— Leigh M. Lane

“Humans are immortal in their thought. Though strictly speakin’, not immortal, but endlessly, asymptotically close to immortal. That’s eternal life.”

— Haruki Murakami

“Words are a mirror of their times. By looking at the areas in which the vocabulary of a language is expanding fastest in a…

— John Ayto

“Words, I think, are such unpredictable creatures. No gun, no sword, no army or king will ever be more powerful than a sentence. Swords…

— Tahereh Mafi