"I think when we engage in language we are engaging in something that is specifically and primally human."

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#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Language Quotes

“Whatever part of the animal fabric whatever series of muscles, whatever viscera might be selected for comparison the result would be the same the lower Apes and the Gorilla would differ more than the Gorilla and the Man.”
“I'm definitely not up-to-date on the high-tech videogame world.”
“The word 'democracy' and the name of Assad do not blend very well in much of Syria.”
“Touch comes before sight, before speech. It is the first language and the last, and it always tells the truth.”

Source : Margaret Atwood (2007). “The Blind Assassin: A Novel”, p.256, Anchor
“We begin to see, therefore, the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of care, because environment is the mental feeding ground out of which the food that goes into our minds is extracted.”
“I have a movie coming out called Spun, which will be at the Toronto Film Fest.”
“Even in the worm that crawls in the earth there glows a divine spark. When you slaughter a creature, you slaughter God.”
“For a while I didn't believe in marriage. But I think I do believe in having a love. I'm not saying only one love ever, but in having a good, solid relationship. I think that's possible.”

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