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“Language was always the companion of empire, and as such, together they begin, grow, and flourish. And later, together, they fall.”
― Antonio de Nebrija, Gramatica de la lengua castellana (Salamanca, 1492): Muestra de la istoria de las antiguedades de España, Reglas de orthographia en la lengua castellana

“For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.”
― M.L. Rio, If We Were Villains

“What is a monster but a creature of agency?”
― Kat Dunn, Hungerstone

“Silence terrifies people. I’m always noticing the little ways society protects us from the menace of silence, like with Muzak in elevators. Humans: we built the Pyramids and made all the world’s information instantly accessible, but apparently if we stand together quietly, we’ll short-circuit and melt.”
― Kate Fagan, The Three Lives of Cate Kay