Famous quotes containing the words dead and/or language:
“Each dead child coiled, a white serpent,
One at each little
Pitcher of milk, now empty.”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)
“My God! The English language is a form of communication! Conversation isn’t just crossfire where you shoot and get shot at! Where you’ve got to duck for your life and aim to kill! Words aren’t only bombs and bullets—no, they’re little gifts, containing meanings!”
—Philip Roth (b. 1933)