Every misunderstanding and every deception must be causally connected to the Truth.

     —Every word: a tragic inevitability.

Even the most intimate of relationships cannot weather the extremes of honesty.

     —Every word: a necessary deception.

This world cares nothing for us, and yet the whole of language concerns only humans.

     —Every word: a self-centered fiction.

Your ability to resist the seductions of your language is the measure of the strength of your spirit.

     —Every word: a temptation.

We desire to be understood, and so we resort to language; but this means taking up tools designed for coarser hands.

     —Every word: a popular prejudice.