quote

Siri Hustvedt > Quotes > Quotable Quote

Siri Hustvedt
“That is the strangeness of language: it crosses the boundaries of the body, is at once inside and outside, and it sometimes happens that we don't notice the threshold has been crossed.”
Siri Hustvedt, The Sorrows of an American
tags: language


Twitter_icon

Like

Friends Who Like This Quote


To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up!

All Quotes | My Quotes | Add A Quote

Play The 'Guess That Quote' Game

This Quote Is From

The Sorrows of an American The Sorrows of an American by Siri Hustvedt
1,074 ratings, average rating, 199 reviews
buy a copy


Browse By Tag


humor (11677)
love (10354)
inspirational (9415)
life (7966)
funny (2718)
writing (2653)
death (2343)
truth (2107)
religion (2074)
philosophy (1877)
romance (1859)
poetry (1849)
god (1761)
books (1693)
wisdom (1507)
politics (1351)
science (1266)
music (1213)
art (1210)
humour (1195)
happiness (1155)
women (1135)
reading (1127)
war (1117)
friendship (1030)
inspiration (1007)
faith (998)
kindlehighlight (976)
relationships (971)
freedom (904)

More...