“I'm afraid of coaching, of writer's classes, of writer's magazines, of books on how to write. They give me centipede trouble - you know the yarn about the centipede who was asked how he managed all his feet? He tried to answer, stopped to think about it, and was never able to walk another step.” ThinkingKnowsGivingWritingBookAbleLanguageAnswersWalksStepsClassTroubleFeetGive MeMagazinesCoachingYarnCentipedes Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“Language does for intelligence what the wheel does for the feet and the body. It enables them to move from thing to thing with greater ease and speed and ever less involvement.” DoeBodyMovingLanguageGreaterFeetIntellectSpeedEaseWheelsInvolvement Book:Understanding media: the extensions of man Source: Understanding media: the extensions of man
“We cannot stem linguistic change, but we can drag our feet. If each of us were to defy Alexander Pope and be the last to lay the old aside, it might not be a better world, but it would be a lovelier language.” IfsWorldMightWould BeLastsLanguageFeetLaysDragStemPope Book:Quiddities Source: Quiddities
“Betray mean terror of ridicule, thou shalt find fools enough to mock thee; but answer thou their language with contempt, and the scoffers will lick thy feet.” MeanEnoughLanguageAnswersFeetFoolTerrorTheeContemptBetrayRidiculeMockScoffers Author:Martin Farquhar Tupper