The symbolic view of things is a consequence of long absorption in images. Is sign language the real language of Paradise? Hugo Ball
We may enjoy our room in the tower, with the painted walls and the commodious bookcases, but down in the garden there is a man digging who buried his father this morning, and it is he and his like who live the real life and speak the real language. Virginia Woolf
It's a real language lesson', said Sarah after a while. 'I'm sorry, miss', Sharpe said. 'You sort of don't notice when you're in the army', Harper explained. 'Do all soldiers swear?' 'All of them', Sharpe said. 'All of the time. Bernard Cornwell