I'm very sensitive to the English language. I studied the dictionary obsessively when I was a kid and collect old dictionaries. Words, I think, are very powerful and they convey an intention.

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

Two of the saddest words in the English language are, 'What party?' And L.A. is the 'What party?' capital of the world.

The limits of my language are the limits of my universe.

If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless.

English, although the official language of Nigeria, was a formal language with which strangers and non-relatives addressed you. It had the potency of digging craters between you and your friends or relatives if one of you switched to using it.