“We need no language to laugh”

“But the people only talked about how ugly her face looked. No one even bothered to mention what a sweet, kindhearted girl she was. Now, don’t be amazed! That is just the nature of humans, to notice the one flaw among a person’s ten good qualities.”

“Only sweet people with good virtues can go to fairyland. Those who treat others meanly and without respect can never go there.”

“Of course, being brave does not mean running towards danger.”

“A laugh is a laugh, in any language.”

“We need to write in a language that they can read.”

“--and in fact, we humans need conflict just like we need language, to help us define who we are.”