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“Learning another language is like becoming another person.”
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“There is one way to understand another culture. Living it. Move into it, ask to be tolerated as a guest, learn the language. At some point understanding may come. It will always be wordless. The moment you grasp what is foreign, you will lose the urge to explain it. To explain a phenomenon is to distance yourself from it.”
― Smilla's Sense of Snow
― Smilla's Sense of Snow
“With languages, you can move from one social situation to another. With languages, you are at home anywhere.”
― The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss
― The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss
“Don't waste your time chasing butterflies. Mend your garden, and the butterflies will come.”
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“Language is the only thing worth knowing even poorly.”
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