words Quotes

Faith never makes a confession.

It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear.

I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.

Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one. Don't implement promises, but keep them.

Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have different effects.

There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience warm them, and draw from their minds more than they think of without that warmth.

I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words to be on paper than that Mummy should carry them in her heart.

It's very hard to find your own words - and you don't actually exist until you have your own words.

I am not going to be a mouthpiece for language that I detest.