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In terms of graphic versus prose, I could probably do a lecture on that topic. But what stood out most was the difference in pacing the language and resulting scenes. One illustration can do so much for the reader.

Quotes by Cynthia Leitich Smith

To say that such-and-such a circumstance is 'Kafkaesque' is to admit to the denigration of an imagination that has burned a hole in what we take to be modernism - even in what we take to be the ordinary fabric...

Quotes by Cynthia Ozick

Hebrew in America has a bemusing past. The Puritans, out of scriptural piety, once dreamed of establishing Hebrew as the national language.

Quotes by Cynthia Ozick

Hebrew as a contemporary language, especially for poetry, is no longer the language of the Bible; but neither is it not the language of the Bible.

Quotes by Cynthia Ozick

I've always felt, even as a songwriter, that the rhythm of speech is in itself a language for me.

Quotes by Cyndi Lauper

My grandmother lived under Japanese colonial rule until she was nine. Korea, still united and whole, was colonized in 1910. During this period of forced occupation, Japanese teachers taught Korean students how to view the world through their imperialist language,...

Quotes by Crystal Hana Kim

When we started on 'Power,' I was committed to respecting the differences among Spanish dialects: Dominican, Nuyorican, Mexican, etc. I wanted the language our characters spoke to be as specific as possible, to reflect New York as it is.

Quotes by Courtney A. Kemp

The vocabulary of film is camera cuts, it's how they communicate. But games are different. We don't really need to do that. We do it because it's a language that we're familiar with.

Quotes by Cory Barlog

I just want the actors to put their faith in the language. Just let the words do the work.

Quotes by Conor McPherson

Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language.

Quotes by Conrad Hall

Often when you get a really good script, and you receive the new pages, you see that the entire thing has been dumbed down. Films in the '30s and '40s, that were huge blockbusters, were very sophisticated in their language,...

Quotes by Connie Nielsen

There was no language barrier when it came to kids, and when it came to play.

Quotes by Connie Sellecca

I don't really know what an adverb is. A dangling participle? That sounds really rude. I don't know what character is, really. Plot seems vaguely juvenile to me. It's all about language, it's all about how you apply it to...

Quotes by Colum McCann

My accent fades away I guess when I sing. It's real weird. I guess singing is pretty much a universal language like you sing however everyone else sings and that's with an American accent. I sound very different when I...

Quotes by Cody Simpson

If I remember correctly, a writer is someone who wants to convey information. Language or writing is a code.

Quotes by Clifford Geertz

While I admire the insights of many of the people in the world of computing, I get this cold feeling that I speak a different language.

Quotes by Clifford Stoll

One of the problems with any kind of talking about the media landscape is that we've just been through an unusually stable period in which, for fifty years, English language media was centered in three cities - London, New York,...

Quotes by Clay Shirky

The book, 'Citizen,' begins with daily encounters, little moments, places where language reveals how racism determines how we interact.

Quotes by Claudia Rankine

I love language because when it succeeds, for me, it doesn't just tell me something. It enacts something. It creates something. And it goes both ways. Sometimes it's violent. Sometimes it hurts you. And sometimes it saves you.

Quotes by Claudia Rankine

Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing.

Quotes by Claude Levi-Strauss

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these Language quotes explore?
This set looks at the limits of ordinary language for describing science, the case for more scientific language in public discourse, feeling outmatched by the sheer size of the English language, and wanting to master the technical language of a craft like directing. If you like exploring how words shape meaning, so is our Like collection.
Is there a quote about language struggling to describe science?
Yes — one quote says, "The problems of language here are really serious. We wish to speak in some way about the structure of the atoms. But we cannot speak about atoms in ordinary language."
Is there a quote calling for more scientific language in public life?
There is. One quote argues, "More scientific language and less diplomatic rhetoric may make this world even better." For more ideas along these lines, see our More collection.
Is there a quote about the English language being hard to keep up with?
Yes — one quote admits, "Shakespeare's taught me that there are more words in the English language than I have got in my head." Shakespeare is famous for exploring love as much as language, and you can see more of that in our Love collection.
Is there a quote about wanting to master a craft's technical language?
Yes — one quote shares, "The producing thing has come quite naturally to me. I feel like for directing, I would like to be more technically-savvy. I want to have the language under my belt." For more reflections framed in first person, see our Me collection.

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