"Pictures rule, but words define, explain, express, direct, and hold together our thoughts and what we know."
"I like having my own style; love my work or hate my work, it's my own."
Source: Don Watson (2003). “Death sentence: the decay of public language”, Alfred A. Knopf
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Don Watson
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Don Watson is an Australian author and political commentator known for his critiques of political language and advocacy for clarity in communication.
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