It is nice that nobody writes as they talk and that the printed language is different from the spoken otherwise you could not lose yourself in books and of course you do you completely do.

Gertrude Stein
It is nice that nobody writes as they talk and...
It is nice that nobody writes as they talk and...
It is nice that nobody writes as they talk and...
It is nice that nobody writes as they talk and...
About This Quote

This quote about language could be interpreted in different ways. First, it could be interpreted as the condition that language must be printed or written for it to be understood by people who are not familiar with that language. For example, this would explain why non-native English speakers get lost when they read Shakespeare’s plays. However, the quote could also be considered at the end of the sentence where it asks if you could lose yourself in books.

If so, then the question becomes about how to lose yourself in books. It is possible to lose yourself in books without having to comprehend every word being spoken. That is something you have to work at.

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