Whatever their motivation, those who study Greek share certain tendencies. They walk and talk slowly, for the most part, and don’t show much emotion (I guess this applies to me too). Perhaps because this language is a long-dead one and doesn’t allow for oral communication. Silence, shy hesitation and reactions of muted laughter slowly heat the air

“From precisely the moment that it arrives at the zenith, language describes a slow, gentle arc, undergoing alterations that make it a little more convenient to use. In some senses this is decline, this is corruption, but in other aspects it can be called progress. The European languages of today have passed through that long process, becoming less

Even when she could talk, she’d always been soft-spoken. It wasn’t an issue of vocal cords or lung capacity. She just didn’t like taking up space. Everyone occupies a certain amount of physical space according to their body mass, but voice travels far beyond that. She had no wish to disseminate her self.

And so Plato represents one who stood and watched the sun set not only on language but on everything that surrounded him.”

Hyeonamsa.

Eventually I wouldn’t be able to converse with you, whether through writing or by signing.

And if you are unable to forgive me, will you at least remember that I seek it of you?

Buildings soar up in the distance, enormous digital billboards blazing from their tops. As always, she stops in front of the pedestrian crossing and looks up at those screens. Faces larger than life move enormous lips to speak inaudible words.

Now your CD has played all the way through, the night has grown deeper than it was not long before. Your voice soaks into the quiet, until this quiet somehow comes to feel warm.