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Stuart Piper
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“But language," said Professor Lovell, "is not like a commercial good, like tea or silks, to be bought and paid for. Language is an infinite resource.”
― Babel
― Babel
“To be accused of speaking too loudly about one injustice but not others by someone who doesn’t care about any of them is to be told, simply, to keep quiet.”
― One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
― One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
“What I'm really scared of is believing the words society makes me speak are my own.”
― Earthlings
― Earthlings
“That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”
― Babel
― Babel
“There are more valuable things in life than safety and comfort. Learn. You owe it to yourself.”
― Akata Witch
― Akata Witch
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