“There were grammatical errors even in his silence.”

— Stanisław Jerzy Lec, book Unkempt Thoughts

Nawet w jego milczeniu były błędy językowe.
Variant translation: Even in his silence were grammatical errors.
Unkempt Thoughts (1957)

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Polish writer 1909–1966

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