Language Quote by Carolina De Robertis

“Words are traitors, for language tends to impose more logic than there is logic in life, and that the most precious in us is…

— Anonymous

If we are not most careful with our thoughts and speech, the words we use will use us. Language has its own ethics, and…

— Ted E. Brewerton

For those of us who write, it is necessary to scrutinize not only the truth of what we speak, but the truth of that…

— Audre Lorde

“Language stops being a tool; it becomes a map, not to truth but to the person who wrote it.”

— Arabella Sveinsdottir

“Words are the wellspring of the world, and language is the most powerful weapon in the ancient and still unfolding war between truth and…

— Dean Koontz

“Words are powerful and dangerous things - uttered in an instant, yet lasting for an age. They touch the heart, change the mind, and…

— Shae Ford

“To most of the general public, language comes down less to wonder than a rather censorious bifurcated sentiment – namely, that the vast majority…

— Robert Lane Greene

“Comfort with an art form that uses language comes because we all own it, to one degree or another. Words come from flesh and…

— Dan Fox

“English is not spare. But it is beautiful. It cannot be called truthful because its subtleties are infinite. It is the language of a…

— Paul Scott

“Those people who say that words have no power know nothing of the nature of words. Words, well placed, can end a regime; can…

— Joanne Harris

“The point in all this is that language is a handy whipping boy to summon and belabor when we have failed in some serious…

— Chinua Achebe

“I believe language is infinitely malleable, a live being in our hands, which deserves our great respect and curiosity”

— Brian Kiteley