Linguaphile Quotes

“...artists gravitate to limits, accepting the strictures of a quatrain or triptych or concerto. Or, they invent new hinderances, having learned that in the feeling of freedom there is no discovery; in freedom we fall into the familiar ways of seeing and moving, and for this nobody needs art. It is only when the usual becomes impossible--as when sight dims or comfortable language is set aside--that an artist can experiment with unknown gradations of expression.”
― Julie Sedivy, Linguaphile: A Life of Language Love

“This is the essential tragedy of being human: our capacity for happiness is greatest when we sense death's walls closing in, but given half a chance, we will forsake happiness in exchange for a future.”
― Julie Sedivy, Linguaphile: A Life of Language Love