“I want to find a language that transforms language itself into steel for the spirit--a language to use against these sparkling insects, these jets.”

“One can not understand language because language cannot understand itself; does not want to understand”

“Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or fingers at the tip of my words. My language trembles with desire.”

“The traditional statement about language is that it is in itself living, and that writing is the dead part of language.”

“Everyone’s talking about the death and disappearance of the book as a format and an object. I don’t think that will happen. I think whatever happens, we have to figure out a way to protect our imaginations. Stories and poetry do that. You need a language in this world. People want words, they want to hear their situation in language, and find a way to talk about it. It allows you to find a language to talk about your own pain.If you give kids a language, they can use it. I think that’s what these educators fear. If you really educate these kids, they aren’t going to punch you in the face, they are going to challenge you with your own language.”

“<<<<<---All Language Is Defined by The Spirit---->>>>”