Language can only deal meaningfully with a special, restricted segment of reality. The rest, and it is presumably the much larger part, is silence. George Steiner deallanguagelarge Change image and share on social
Language cannot describe the scene that followed; the shouts, oaths, frantic gestures, taunts, replies, and little fights; and therefore I shall not attempt it. Augustus Baldwin Longstreet attemptdescribefight Change image and share on social
Language comes first. It's not that language grows out of consciousness, if you haven't got language, you can't be conscious. Alan Moore consciousconsciousnessgrow Change image and share on social
Language commonly stresses only one side of any interaction. Gregory Bateson commonlyinteractionlanguage Change image and share on social
Language description and metaphors seem readily available. The things I have to work harder at are plot, pacing, and form. Sarah Hall descriptionformhard Change image and share on social
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides. Rita Mae Brown exerthidelanguage Change image and share on social
Language failed me very often, but then, the substitute for me was silence, but not violence. Elie Wiesel faillanguagesilence Change image and share on social
