“Language itself is a mask. It's the first mask in the series of invented selves - they've come right out of language. The way you speak changes you, because when you are speaking, you are representing yourself in a certain way.” WayFirstsSelfCertainSpeakLanguageSeriesMaskRepresenting Author:Vijay Seshadri
“I could say that in the essay, as it has developed historically, success is determined by the writer's ability to express, through an individual voice, a collective experience - you are speaking individually but you are representing collectively.” IndividualVoiceAbilityDeterminedCollectivesEssaysRepresenting Author:Vijay Seshadri
