Native Accent

Famous quotes containing the words native and/or accent:

“The most domestic cat, which has lain on a rug all her days, appears quite at home in the woods, and, by her sly and stealthy behavior, proves herself more native there than the regular inhabitants.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“I lost my ridiculous accent without acquiring another”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)