We were language's magpies by nature, stealing whatever sounded bright…

Salman Rushdie
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We were language's magpies by nature, stealing whatever sounded bright and shiny. ✨ Salman Rushdie (2000). The Ground Beneath Her Feet: A Novel, p.56, Macmillan
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We were language's magpies by nature, stealing whatever sounded bright and shiny. ✨ Salman Rushdie (2000). The Ground Beneath Her Feet: A Novel, p.56, Macmillan

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