Movies are too literal.

Dad is always hiding in his book.

It was evident to him that the world composed and recomposed itself constantly in an endless process of dissatisfaction.

I thought I would lose, so I didn't prepare a speech.

The theory of the teacher with all these immigrant kids was that if you spoke English loudly enough they would eventually understand.

All over the world today, not just in the totalitarian countries, assiduous functionaries in Ministries of Truth are clubbing history dumb and rendering language insensible.

We make a mistake to condescend to the past as if it were preparatory to our own time.