Derek Walcott Quotes about Language

All Derek Walcott Quotes Heart Language quotes Writing

The English language is nobody's special property. It is the property of the imagination: it is the property of the language itself.

Imagination, Special, Language

"Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott, Caribbean Poet, Dies at 87". The Paris Review Interview, www.latimes.com. March 17, 2017.

To change your language you must change your life.

Life, Language, Changing Your Life

Derek Walcott (2014). “The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013”, p.83, Macmillan

The truest writers are those who see language not as a linguistic process but as a living element.

Black History, Elements, Language

Derek Walcott (2014). “What the Twilight Says: Essays”, p.62, Macmillan

The English language is nobody's special property.

Special, Language, English Language

"Writers at Work: The Paris Review Interviews, Eighth Series". Book edited by George Plimpton, 1988.