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"Surviving's not that difficult, Birdie....But you've got to maintain some dignity while you're at it."

"You have such a great fear of freedom, brother. It's shackling you. You've identified so hard with the colonizer, you think any threat to them is a threat to you. When are you going to realize you can't be one of them?"

"Quot linguas quis callet, tot homines valet.
The more languages you speak, the more men you are worth."

— Charles V

"But that's the beauty of learning a new language. It should feel like an enormous undertaking. It ought to intimidate you. It makes you appreciate the complexity of the ones you know already."