The Seventh Function of Language

by Laurent Binet

May the verb be with you!”

From a distance, the procession looks a bit like a Fellini film, but it’s hard to tell whether it’s La Dolce Vita or La Strada.

His mind wanders for a second, and a vision of a poisoned monk flashes through it.

“Conversation is essentially a game of tennis played with a ball of modeling clay that changes shape each time it crosses the net.”