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We were language's magpies by nature, stealing whatever sounded bright and shiny.


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This page presents the quote "We were language's magpies by nature, stealing whatever sounded bright and shiny.". Author of this quote is Salman Rushdie. This quote is about magpies, nature, stealing, language,.