Words Quotes
When I think about the books I've written, it probably takes 150,000-200,000 words to get a 50,000 page book. Highlighting something and hitting Cmd-X is second nature.
Brad Feld
The night before, I'd gone overboard with my Lila poems, and maybe it's true that I was hoping that in them he'd see the genius of me, the beauty of my words in his hands.
Beth Kephart
Our attitude is more honest and more consistent than our words.
Abraham Lincoln
How had I become middle-aged while the ravages of time ignored her? I didn't know and didn't care, and before I could stop them, the words were already out. "You're beautiful," I murmured.
Nicholas Sparks
If thy words are wise, they will not seem so to the foolish: if they are deep the shallow will not appreciate them. Think not highly of thyself, then, when thou art praised by many.
John Lancaster Spalding
I've got to feel the pencil and see the words at the end of the pencil.
William Faulkner
As Dorothy J. Heydt famously said, the eight deadliest words for any work of fiction are 'I don't care what happens to these people.
Charlie Jane Anders
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
Robert Frost
No man can afford to express, through words or acts, that which is not in harmony with his own beliefs, and if he does so, he must pay by the loss of his ability to influence others.
Napoleon Hill
Imagine any problem you have to be a huge, locked door standing in front of you. Now see yourself taking a golden key out of your pocket. You brought the key here with you when you arrived on this planet, but you sometimes forget to use it. See yourself putting it into the keyhole, then watch the door swing open. On the key are inscribed these words, "Unconditional Love."
Marianne Williamson
Words are how people think. When you misuse words, you diminish your ability to think clearly and truthfully.
Margaret Heffernan
Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assaults of thoughts on the unthinking.
John Maynard Keynes
Aristodemus, a friend of Antigonus, supposed to be a cook's son, advised him to moderate his gifts and expenses. 'Thy words,' said he, 'Aristodemus, smell of the apron.'
Plutarch
Looking close can make something beautiful.
Not everything worth keeping has to be useful.
If you don't have the words you need, borrow someone else's.
Cynthia Lord
You must be able to write. You must have a sense of form, of pattern, of design. You must have a respect for and a mastery over words.
Ngaio Marsh
I can only speak for myself, and hope people hear my words and see me on television speaking for myself. And, hopefully, they'll be able to make their own judgment. And at the end of the day, I just want my work to speak for itself.
Jennifer Lopez
