“Ah! The English language was a wonderful thing! You could always find the right word. He only wished he could speak the language.”
“You came so that you could learn about your dreams," said the old woman. "And dreams are the language of God. When he speaks in our language, I can interpret what he has said. But if he speaks in the language of the soul, it is only you who can understand.”
“I want to learn how to speak Italian.For years, I'd wished I could speak Italian--a language I find morebeautiful than roses :)”
“...language always occurs in a context - you can speak Elizabethan words, but to speak the language you have to put on the mindset...”
“If only…the saddest words in the English language.”
“I think my ideal man would speak many languages. He would speak Ibo and Yoruba and English and French and all of the others. He could speak with any person, even the soldiers, and if there was violence in their heart he could change it. He would not have to fight, do you see? Maybe he would not be very handsome, but he would be beautiful when he spoke. He would be very kind, even if you burned his food because you were laughing and talking with your girlfriends instead of watching the cooking. He would just say, 'Ah, never mind'.”