"Word books traditionally focus on unusual and quirky items. They tend to ignore the words that provide the skeleton of the language, without which it would fall apart, such as 'and' and 'what,' or words that provide structure to our conversation, such as 'hello."

-- David Crystal

#Book Quotes #Fall Quotes #Skeletons Quotes

“Keep score, which is what the Talmud recognizes as a distinction between work and play that renders a game unfit for the Sabbath.”
“Any religious, philosophical or political idea that doesn't lead one towards love ought to be forsaken”

Source : Twitter post from Jul 4, 2013
“Tell me,' asked Stas, 'what is a wicked deed?' 'If anyone takes away Kali's cow,' he answered after a brief reflection, 'that then is a wicked deed.' 'Excellent!' exclaimed Stas, 'and what is a good one?' This time the answer came without any reflection: 'If Kali takes away the cow of somebody else, that is a good deed.' Stas was too young to perceive that similar views of evil and good deeds were enunciated in Europe not only by politicians but by whole nations.”
“I really worked very hard to bring my voice back because I used to have a good voice, and to try to do my exercises that I remember from Yale and all the things in the olden days, clearing your sinuses and all that.”
“There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.”
“Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing?”
“Lord Jesus, I have heard you say: 'Sin is necessary but all will be well, and all will be well, and every kind of thing will be well'.”
“I'll close my eyes really, really tight and make you all go away.”

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