Language Quote by Paul Celan

A language is a map of our failures

— Adrienne Rich

“What the survival of threatened languages means, perhaps, is the endurance of dozens, hundreds, thousands of subtly different notions of truth.”

— Mark Abley

Language is the friendliest of the things from which we cannot escape.

— Mason Cooley

With society and its public, there is no longer any other language than that of bombs, barricades, and all that follows.

— Antonin Artaud

War is what happens when language fails.

— Margaret Atwood

English, once accepted as an international language, is no more secure than French has proved to be as the one and only accepted language…

— Edward Sapir

Language is an intrinsic part of who we are and what has, for good or evil, happened to us.

— Alice Walker

“The spread of languages shouldn't imply the decay of national languages. There are so many literary and historical memories, so many joys and sorrows…

— Kató Lomb

Language does not stand still. Surprisingly, despite this knowledge, most speakers are fearful of change.

— Peter Farb

... the progress of the language has caused us to lose many old treasures. It is thus with all progress, and one must make…

— George Sand

A language which we do not know is a fortress sealed.

— Marcel Proust

...words are some of the most powerful and important things I know....Language is the tool of love and the weapon of hatred. It's the…

— Ani DiFranco