Function Words

Famous quotes containing the words function and/or words:

“Every boy was supposed to come into the world equipped with a father whose prime function was to be our father and show us how to be men. He can escape us, but we can never escape him. Present or absent, dead or alive, real or imagined, our father is the main man in our masculinity.”
—Frank Pittman (20th century)

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language
And next year’s words await another voice.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)