Ever since the arrival of printing – thought to be the invention of the devil because it would put false opinions into peoples minds – people have been arguing that new technology would have disastrous consequences for language. – David Crystal
As I get older and I get a few more years experience I become more like Dad, you know, King Lear. – David Crystal
Academics dont normally manage to alter peoples way of thinking through their strength of argument. – David Crystal
The only protection as a historian is to institute a process of research and writing that minimizes the possibility of error. And that I have tried to do, aided by modern technology, which enables me, having long since moved beyond longhand, to use a computer for both organizing and taking notes. – Doris Kearns Goodwin