Quotes: Slang

The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun.

I write in American slang.

In China, when you get to the airport everyone be talking in American slang.

All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.

I know only two words of American slang, ‘swell’ and ‘lousy’. I think ‘swell’ is lousy, but ‘lousy’ is swell.

Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands and goes to work.

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect.

The downtrodden are the great creators of slang.

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even the slang of today.