Diction Quotes

On choosing words carefully, and saying them clearly.

These Diction quotes touch on the technical side of speaking clearly, including an actor's struggle to avoid mumbling through a Missouri accent and a musician's focus on grammar within heavy music. The wordplay even links dark diction to addiction, tying to Addiction quotes.


For the craft of communication more broadly, Better quotes and Become quotes offer related reading on this site. Each quote here treats clear diction as a skill worth deliberately practicing.