Language Quote by Garth Stein

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

— Brian Kiteley

“All things human begin with words.”

— David Rains Wallace

“Humans assign words to things and pretend the words are adequate.”

— Kij Johnson

“Words are powerful. They too can be the agents of what is new, of what is conceivable and can be thought and let loose…

— David Malouf

“English is a beautiful language, a remarkably precise language with a million words to choose from to deliver your exact shade of meaning.”

— Laura Fraser

“The rising and falling cadence of words, carried on the wind, spoken in a language other than human.”

— Megan Shepherd

“Language gives a fuller image, which is all the better for beings vague. After all, the true seeing is within”

— George Eliot

“But living amid so many words, I overestimated their power and breadth. The world does not turn on words alone; it only seems to…

— Lynne Sharon Schwartz

“Anything’s possible, I suppose. It’s a wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery…

— Cynthia Hand

“Eventually, there's certain limit in telling bare fact through words. It ain't about diction constraints, but common ability to understand.”

— Toba Beta

“I was not too impressed with human language; it seemed absurdly limited. There was so much that couldn’t be put into words. That was…

— Alexandra Adornetto

“We’re all what we read to a very considerable degree.”

— David McCullough