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“A life without books is a life not lived.”
― Empire of the Vampire
― Empire of the Vampire

“Astrid was just as fierce a scholar as I was a swordsman. A girl who wielded books like blades.”
― Empire of the Vampire
― Empire of the Vampire

“That's the beauty of learning a new language. It should feel like an enormous undertaking. It ought to intimidate you. It makes you appreciate the complexity of the ones you know already.”
― Babel
― Babel

“After all, we’re here to make the unknown known, to make the other familiar. We’re here to make magic with words.”
― Babel
― Babel

“Words matter, for
Language is an ark.
Yes,
Language is an art,
An articulate artifact.
Language is a life craft.
Yes,
Language is a life raft.”
― Call Us What We Carry
Language is an ark.
Yes,
Language is an art,
An articulate artifact.
Language is a life craft.
Yes,
Language is a life raft.”
― Call Us What We Carry

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