Gwendolyn Brooks Quotes about Language

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I like the concentration, the crush; I like working with language, as others like working with clay, or notes.

Crush, Clay, Language

Gwendolyn Brooks, Gloria Jean Wade Gayles (2003). “Conversations with Gwendolyn Brooks”, p.25, Univ. Press of Mississippi

Very early in life I became fascinated with the wonders language can achieve. And I began playing with words.

Language, Wonder, Achieve