Famous quotes containing the words command, line and/or interpreter:
“Universal empire is the prerogative of a writer. His concerns are with all mankind, and though he cannot command their obedience, he can assign them their duty. The Republic of Letters is more ancient than monarchy, and of far higher character in the world than the vassal court of Britain.”
—Thomas Paine (17371809)
“I love them
for finding what
I cant find,
and for loving me
for the line I wrote,
and for forgetting it....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“The best interpreter of the law is custom.”
—Marcus Tullius Cicero (10643 B.C.)
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