“Energy doesn't communicate in English, French, Chinese or Swahili, but it does speak clearly”
“French: why does this language even exist? Everyone there speaks english anyway.”
“Children learn to speak Male or Female the way they learn to speak English or French.”
“abuelita speaks no english. she doesn't need to, zoe thinks. her smile fills and communicates so much more than the empty, half-said words of zoe's life. ”
“Assuming you can write clear English sentences, give up all worry about communication. If you want to communicate, use the telephone.”
“The French just said he was a damned nuisance. Or they would have had they the good fortune to speak English. Instead being French they were forced to say it in their own language.”