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It is important to keep always in mind that Wilde had been born into a world of talk. The sound of human voices – vital, informed, humorous, provocative – flowe
by solidsnack9000 7y ago
It is important to keep always in mind that Wilde had been born into a world of talk. The sound of human voices – vital, informed, humorous, provocative – flowed around him from the moment of his birth...
This is such an odd truism. It is like saying a young chef's early life was redolent with food, or that a young interior decorator was born into a home filled with furniture.
- neonate 7y agoIt's more like saying a young chef's early life was redolent with, say, Tuscan food. The Irish are masters of talk.
- coldtea 7y agoYou'd be surprised how many households have not many "voices" flowing around -- but silence, solitude, anger, confusion, addiction, and other issues. And even less have "vital, informed, humorous, provocative" voices flowing.
- arkades 7y agoThis is true. Since my first child was born and I suddenly had the responsibility of modeling conversation so that they could learn to speak, I became acutely aware of my and my wife’s inclination towards comfortable silences.
- stebann 7y agoLove the way reality was mirrored in this answer. So hard is life, even today, when I look back, I feel hunted because of the silence and solitude of my childhood.
- oh_sigh 7y agoNot all families talk the same. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_gap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_gap
- asark 7y agoThe Hart & Risley book that's kinda the foundation of all this is a pretty good read. Not exactly a page turner but nowhere near the sleep aid one might expect, either.