Honestly, I would have no idea how to even use a sword, and I could not function without being able to write or draw. I agree with whoever else said it, if worst came to worst, my pen would be pretty sharp.... And you can convince kings to make treaties with a well-written letter. If you slaughter all their people, however, they will not be so quick to comply.
Instead, he said, Brother! I know your hunger. To this, the Wolf answered, Lo!
Think about it. Pick up a pen, write something down, and you can instantly kill a character. You don't even have to get your hands dirty, except maybe for the ink....
That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands. — Ramy (Babel by R. F. Kuang)