Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history.

Quote by Russell Hoban

Topics: Language Quotes

Nothing to be done really about animals. Anything you do looks foolish. The answer isn't...

Nothing to be done really about animals. Anything you do looks foolish. The answer isn't...

Sometimes I think that the biggest difference between men and women is that more men...

Sometimes I think that the biggest difference between men and women is that more men...

When you suffer an attack of nerves you're being attacked by the nervous system. What...

When you suffer an attack of nerves you're being attacked by the nervous system. What...

But when I don't smoke I scarcely feel as if I'm living. I don't feel...

But when I don't smoke I scarcely feel as if I'm living. I don't feel...

After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same...

After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same...

Explorers have to be ready to die lost.

Explorers have to be ready to die lost.

An idea is an eye given by God for the seeing of God. Some of...

An idea is an eye given by God for the seeing of God. Some of...

There are situations in life to which the only satisfactory response is a physically violent...

There are situations in life to which the only satisfactory response is a physically violent...

Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human...

Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human...

An idea is an eye given by God for the seeing of God. Some of...

An idea is an eye given by God for the seeing of God. Some of...

If the past cannot teach the present and the father cannot teach the son, then...

If the past cannot teach the present and the father cannot teach the son, then...