“I still believe in man in spite of man. I believe in language even though it has been wounded, deformed, and perverted by the enemies of mankind. And I continue to cling to words because it is up to us to transform them into instruments of comprehension rather than contempt.
It is up to us to choose whether we wish to use them to curse or to heal, to wound or to console.”
― Open Heart
It is up to us to choose whether we wish to use them to curse or to heal, to wound or to console.”
― Open Heart
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