"Language is the net that holds thought trapped within a particular culture. But if one could only strike the ball with sufficient force, with perfect timing, it would perhaps break through the netting, continue on its course, never fall to earth, but go into orbit around the world."

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Source : David Lodge (2011). “The Campus Trilogy: Changing Places; Small World; Nice Work”, p.342, Penguin

David Lodge

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