Quote by: Lydia Davis

If I was writing about an academic or a more difficult person, I would use the Latinate vocabulary more, but I do think Anglo-saxon is the language of emotion.


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Author Bio


  • NameLydia Davis
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • BornJuly 15, 1947
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLinguist; Translator; Writer
  • AwardsMan Booker International Prize; Guggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellows Program