Yevgeny Zamyatin — We [206]

R-13 speaks in a rush of words; they spurt out in a torrent and spray comes flying from his thick lips. Every “p” is a fountain; “poets”—a fountain. — Yevgeny Zamyatin, We, 206

Note

Characterization enacted entirely through verbal tic and phonetic texture, making the speech act physical and kinetic.