Conlang Quotes

“Tezyeme," he said, which meant something on the order of "it is happening the way it is supposed to happen.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, A Fisherman of the Inland Sea

“If English is a thick novel, then Toki Pona is a haiku.”
― Sonja Lang, Toki Pona: The Language of Good

“If English is a thick novel, then Toki Pona is a haiku.”
― jan Sonja

“mi lukin e kon mi. mi kama sona e toki mute. mi musi. mi pali e nasin toki lili. ona li pona e toki insa mi.”
― Sonja Lang, Toki Pona: The Language of Good

“mi open lon nimi sewi. sina pu a!”
― Sonja Lang, Toki Pona: The Language of Good

“In fact, the whole point of Toki Pona is to meditate about what things mean to you personally, paying attention to the unique context around them, and to construct your own phrases using the building blocks provided by Toki Pona.”
― Sonja Lang, Toki Pona Dictionary

“A-aang tsk-qatsk no’o’em,” it said, pointing at the CRT display more urgently.

I thought hard. My training when studying to become a logistics manager had prepared me for a moment like this. Then, it occurred to me that the alien wanted a computer.”
― Alex Russo