"Tout peut changer mais pas la langue que nous portons en nous comme un monde plus exclusif et définitif que le ventre maternel."
— Italo Calvino
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Simplified Meaning:
No matter how much life changes, the language we grow up speaking stays deeply part of us. It becomes a big part of our identity and who we are. This is like how a mother’s womb is the first place we are protected and grow. For example, a person may move to a new country and learn to speak a new language for daily life. But the language they first learned as a child remains special in their heart. Even if they never use it again, it shapes their thoughts and feelings. That childhood language holds memories, culture, and a sense of belonging that can't be replaced. So, no matter what happens around them, it helps anchor their identity firmly.
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