"Silence is God's first language; everything else is a poor translation."
"The revolt against brutality begins with a revolt against the language that hides that brutality."
"Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge."
“What I think the political correctness debate is really about is the power to be able to define. The definers want the power to name. And the defined are now taking that power away from them.”