Research shows that those kids who text frequently are more likely to be the most literate and the best spellers, because you have to know how to manipulate language.

Language changes and moves in a different direction evolving all the time. Where a lot of people see deterioration, I see expressive development

Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself; it is a means to an end of understanding who you are and what society is like.

Language itself changes slowly but the internet has speeded up the process of those changes so you notice them more quickly.

At any one time language is a kaleidoscope of styles, genres and dialects.

Grammar is what gives sense to language .... sentences make words yield up their meaning. Sentences actively create sense in language. And the business of the study of sentences is grammar.

Although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules, they also know they need to be understood.

A feature of English that makes it different compared with all other languages is its global spread.

In effect we are, bending and breaking the rules of the language. And if someone were to ask why we do it, the answer is simply: for fun

Spellings are made by people. Dictionaries - eventually - reflect popular choices.

Anyone interested in language ends up writing about the sociological issues around it.

The Ninysh might have resisted a bit harder. I don't mean to imply that they were cowards..., " Maurizio said shrugging, clearly implying that the Ninysh were cowards.

Always remember that a soldier's pack is lighter than a slave's chains.

When Alexander the Great addressed him with greetings, and asked if he wanted anything, Diogenes replied "Yes, stand a little out of my sunshine."

Each book has been different and has been challenging in its own way to write.

Nothing feeds upon itself as liberality does.

If you're chasing your dream, you're not running fast enough. Run faster

O Life! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I!

I've got to put my kids through school. And I like the security of working every day, which is what television is about.

Dream and deed are not as different as many think. All the deeds of men are dreams at first, and become dreams in the end.

Graduates, your values matter. They are your north star. And work takes on new meaning when you feel you're pointed in the right direction. Otherwise, it's just a job. And life is too short for that.