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“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”
― Politics and the English Language
― Politics and the English Language
“Because without our language, we have lost ourselves. Who are we without our words?”
― Finnikin of the Rock
― Finnikin of the Rock
“But nothing in India is identifiable, the mere asking of a question causes it to disappear and merge into something else.”
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“In India even the most mundane inquiries have a habit of ending this way. There may be two answers, there may be five, a dozen or a hundred; the only thing that is certain is that all will be different.”
― Slowly Down the Ganges
― Slowly Down the Ganges
“If I program ’ware with an Anglo-Ubiq word and play it, you understand it,” Scile said. “If I do the same with a word in Language, and play it to an Ariekes, I understand it, but to them it means nothing, because it’s only sound, and that’s not where the meaning lives. It needs a mind behind it.”
― Embassytown
― Embassytown
Around the World
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Exceptional Books
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This book club is ONLY for books that are WRITTEN VERY WELL and have a GREAT STORY LINE. We ask that each member shelve at least 2 exceptional books ...more
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This is a place for lovers of all types of fantasy literature and culture. Here, you can discuss your favorite books, authors, and series. There is pl ...more
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Historical fiction means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. As far as this group is concerned, we think the ThinkQuest definition ...more
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