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- Nov 07, 2020
Words Quotes
Words carry more weight than we plan for.
This set spans the everyday and the pointed - a playful warning about overusing absolute words like "always" and "never," and a reminder that English still has more words than any one person can hold in their head. Related reading in Good Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
The writing is really important in books that affect me. I read for the writing. The story is usually of less interest to me. It's the words that break your heart.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
He puts his right hand lightly on the cup, I put my left, leaving the right free to transcribe, and away we go. We get, oh, 500 to 600 words an hour. Better than gasoline.
- Diverted
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- Nov 07, 2020
Encourage your own curiosity; pursue the problems based on that. Don't get diverted by trying to do things for your own advancement. In other words, don't be lured into responding to incentives.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
Don't get diverted by trying to do things for your own advancement. In other words, don't be lured into responding to incentives.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
I held 18, 19, or 20-year-old men in my arms, and I heard their last words, and I saw them take their last breath.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
I fear those big words which make us so unhappy.
- Cautious
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm cautious about a lot of words.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
Words played an important part in my growing up. Not only the written word... but words that flew through the air: jokes, riddles, puns.
- Hard Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family was always playing with words. It is little wonder that even after I got serious about writing, I've had a hard time getting serious about words.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020