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I don’t give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.

Language is wine upon the lips.

Words are all we have.

Human language appears to be a unique phenomenon, without significant analogue in the animal world.

I hate that word dysfunction.

Very early in life I became fascinated with the wonders language can achieve. And I began playing with words.

English should be our official language. Reading and speaking English are requirements to become a citizen.

To try to write love is to confront the muck of language: that region of hysteria where language is both too much and too little, excessive and impoverished.