"There is only one way to degrade mankind permanently and that is to destroy language."

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Source : Northrop Frye (2014). “The Northrop Frye Quote Book”, p.195, Dundurn

Northrop Frye

#Way Quotes #Language Quotes #Mankind Quotes

“...every time someone dies as a result of floods in Bangladesh, an airline executive should be dragged out of his office and drowned.”
“If we see an object as a bowl, it may inhibit seeing it as craft, just as seeing it as craft might inhibit seeing it as art. See first; name later.”
“Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we'll still be heartbroken.”

Source : "Farhadi Talks Oscar Front-Runner A Separation; Divorce Drama Questions Iran’s Future". Interview with Anne Thompson, www.indiewire.com. December 30, 2011.
“There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested...”
“The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.”
“Well, weight you can always lose, but hair you can't get back.”
“The competitor is our friend and the customer is our enemy.”
“I am adding another language to the spoken language, and I am trying to restore to the language of speech its old magic, its essential spellbinding power, for its mysterious possibilities have been forgotten.”

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