Elizabeth Kostova - Never before had I known the sudden quiver of understanding...

Never before had I known the sudden quiver of understanding that travels from word to brain to heart, the way a new language can move, coil, swim into life under the eyes, the almost savage leap of comprehension, the instantaneous, joyful release of meaning, the way the words shed their printed bodies in a flash of heat and light.

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Never before had I known the sudden quiver of understanding that travels from word to brain to heart, the way a new language can move, coil, swim into life under the eyes, the almost savage leap of comprehension, the instantaneous, joyful release of meaning, the way the words shed their printed bodies in a flash of heat and light. Elizabeth Kostova

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sudden quiver understanding travels word brain heart language move coil swim life eyes savage leap comprehension instantaneous joyful release meaning words shed printed bodies flash heat light

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