"Language conveys a certain power. It is one of the instruments of domination. It is carefully guarded by the superior people because it is one of the means through which they conserve their supremacy."

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Source : Sheila Rowbotham (1999). “Threads Through Time: Writings on History and Autobiography”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

Sheila Rowbotham

#Mean Quotes #People Quotes #Language Quotes

“The difference in men does not lie in the size of their hands, nor in the perfection of their bodies, but in this one sublime ability of concentration: to throw the weight in one blow, to live eternity in an hour.”
“Food is Essential to life, therefore make it good.”
“Memory is like a dog that lies down where it pleases.”

Source : "Rituals". Book by Cees Nooteboom, 1980.
“A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.”
“Characterization is not divorced from plot, not a coat of paint you slap on after the structure of events is already built. Rather characterization is inseparable from plot.”

Source : Nancy Kress (2004). “Dynamic Characters”, p.4, Writer's Digest Books
“As they say - a bird in the hand is worth one in the bush.”
“Whenever I get a free day, I drive up to some part of California that looks promising on the map.”
“A garlic caress is stimulating. A garlic excess soporific.”

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