Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons.
Source: Adonis and the Alphabet.
-- Aldous Huxley, (Jul 26 1894-1963), English novelist, critic; His works were notable for their elegance, wit, and pessimistic satire of contemporary life, Brave New World, 1932.