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WORDS ABOUT WORDS
The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.
—Philip Roth, New York Times Book Review

Posted on February 26, 2003 at 3:04 PM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

My God! The English language is a form of communication! Conversation isn't just crossfire where you shoot and get shot at! Where you've got to duck for your life and aim to kill! Words aren't only bombs and bullets— no, they're little gifts, containing meanings!
—Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint

Posted on November 23, 2001 at 8:41 AM

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