Numbers constitute the only universal language. Auteur: Nathanael West Copy Quote More from Nathanael West “The sun is a joke. Oranges can’t titillate their jaded palates. Nothing can eve…” “Only those who still have hope can benefit from tears.” “At college, and perhaps for a year afterwards, they had believed in literature,…” “The way to be gay is to make other people gay," Miss Lonelyhearts said. "Sleep …”