Sign Language quotes

Sign Language

13 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter

"Well, usually when a person shakes their head," said McGonagall coldly, "they mean 'no.' So unless Miss Edgecombe is using a form of sign language as yet unknown to humans."

"Are you having performance issues?” I asked in surprise. “Bite your tongue,” Vlad said, with a snort. “I was seeing if Dermot understood sign language, but from the look on his face, it seems not."

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