↑ඩීරිංගර්, ඩේවිඩ්. "රයිටිං". එක්සයික්ලොෆීඩියා ඇමරිකානා. Vol. 29 (1986 ed.). p. 558. Writing gives permanence to men's knowledge and enables them to communicate over great distances.... The complex society of a higher civilization would be impossible without the art of writing.