John le Carre Quotes About Language
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To possess another language, Charlemagne tells us, is to possess another soul. German is such a language. Once you have it in your head, you can go there anytime, you can close the door, you have a refuge.
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To possess another language is to possess another soul.
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I taught principally German language and literature at Eton. But any master with private pupils must be prepared to teach anything they ask for. That can be as diverse as the early paintings of Salvador Dali or how bumblebees manage to fly.
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Fools, most linguists. Damn all to say in one language, so they learn another and say damn all in that.
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