That speaking the words, even if true, had little power to change the inevitable or even make him feel much better.
TELL THE WORLD WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO, BUT FIRST SHOW IT.This is the equivalent of saying deeds, and not words, are what count most.
People, I have learned, have a way of taking root in one's still-developing mind without our knowing it, especially people, like [James] Baldwin, who live in the world of words.
In literature, too, we admire prose in which a small and astutely arranged set of words has been constructed to carry a large consignment of ideas. 'We all have strength enough to bear the misfortunes...
Hold a book in your hand and you're a pilgrim at the gates of a new city.
He was intrigued by the power of words, not the literary words that filled the books in the library but the sharp, staccato words that went into the writing of news stories. Words that went for the ju...
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.
When poetry is on the money, 12 words can slay you. I admire that greatly.
Maurice Sendak is the daddy of them all when it comes to picture books - the words, the rhythm, the psychology, the design.
Doing Good is a simple and universal vision. A vision to which each and every one of us can connect and contribute to its realisation. A vision based on the belief that by doing good deeds, positive t...
Music conveys moods and images. Even in opera, where plots deal with the structure of destiny, it's music, not words, that provides power.
We have these words 'space' and 'time,' but you can't touch them. They're not objects, they're not things, they go forever. Space and time are really tools of animal sense perception, the way we organ...
Words that are carefully framed and spoken are the most powerful means of communication there is.
Be careful of what we say or do on this earth as every word and every action has a return.
Yes, and words are not deeds, Solanka allowed, moving off fretfully. Though words can become deeds. If said in the right place and at the right time, they can move mountains and change the world. Also...
Be careful what you say for you can never take back the poison you threw
Be careful how you use your words, how you build them and how people will understand them!?
Badass.'" My grandfather sampled the flavor of the word. It did not seem to revolt him, but it was nothing he needed ever to sample again.
Everybody listens to me with a focus on my words. This is a mistake. The words are the vehicle to deliver an idea. Always listen to the idea, it's more valid then any words that I can use.
Tears are the noble language of eyes, and when true love of words is destitute. The eye by tears speak, while the tongue is mute.