Quotes by John Burnside, The Dumb House

Explore a curated collection of 4 quotes by John Burnside, The Dumb House. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

The trick and the beauty of language is that it seems to order the whole universe, misleading us into believing that we — John Burnside, The Dumb House
The trick and the beauty of language is that it seems to order the whole universe, misleading us into believing that we — John Burnside, The Dumb House
It's laughable, looking back, to see the processes I went through, pretending to make a reasoned decision. No choice is — John Burnside, The Dumb House
It's laughable, looking back, to see the processes I went through, pretending to make a reasoned decision. No choice is — John Burnside, The Dumb House
If the components of the body were organs and veins and cells, then the components of thought and language were words an — John Burnside, The Dumb House
If the components of the body were organs and veins and cells, then the components of thought and language were words an — John Burnside, The Dumb House
When Mother had told me that animals found quiet, unexposed places to die, I had always imagined they knew they were dyi — John Burnside, The Dumb House
When Mother had told me that animals found quiet, unexposed places to die, I had always imagined they knew they were dyi — John Burnside, The Dumb House