Lists are a form of power. Auteur: A.S. Byatt Copy Quote More from A.S. Byatt “He had been taught that language was essentially inadequate, that it could neve…” “The whole of our scholarship - the whole of our thought - we question everythin…” “I hit on something I believe when I wrote that I meant to be a Poet and a Poem.…” “Narrative is one of the best intoxicants or tranquilisers.”