"Glorious", said Steerpike, "is a dictionary word. We are all imprisoned by the dictionary. We choose out of the vast, paper-walled prison our convicts, the little black printed words, when in truth we need fresh sounds to utter, new enfranchised noises which would produce a new effect. In dead and shackled language, my dears, you are glorious, but oh, to give vent to a brand new sound that might convince you of what I really think of you, as you sit there in your purple splendour, side by side! But no, it is impossible. Life is too fleet for onomatopoeia. Dead words defy me. I can make no sound, dear ladies, that is apt."
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About the Author Yes, there are
Peake Studies.
Kemp Booksellers specializes in Peake stuff.
Peake is also in the
Linkoping SF and F Archive.
A biography and chronology of Peake's life.
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Cross-References
Peake is often compared to Tolkien, but he really exists in his own special universe. |
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