Famous quotes containing the words language and/or class:
“The sayings of a community, its proverbs, are its characteristic comment upon life; they imply its history, suggest its attitude toward the world and its way of accepting life. Such an idiom makes the finest language any writer can have; and he can never get it with a notebook. He himself must be able to think and feel in that speechit is a gift from heart to heart.”
—Willa Cather (18731947)
“Criminals are never very amusing. Its because theyre failures. Those who make real money arent counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.”
—Orson Welles (19151985)