"A satirical poet is the check of the laymen on bad priests."

"The word qur’an means “recitation.” It was not designed for private perusal, but like most scriptures, it w…"

"I tried to answer but she interrupted and went off in a Barrymore manner, speaking deeply and tragically; m…"

"…There's often a literal side to SF language. There are many strings of words that can appear both in an SF…"

"We have the richest language that ever a people has accreted, and we use it as if it were the poorest. We h…"

"The writing of a novel or short story or poem or whatever should elevate the audience, not drag the writer …"

"Words alone are certain good."