Using Words quotes
17 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"I could see now that a literary education did not fit one for the popular novelist's trade.Once you had started using words like flavicomous or acroamatic, because you liked the sound of them, you were lost."
"For me personally, I don't pray using words - it is just with my intent. Why do I need to pray with "words," to something external, when I know what I want?"
"There's a great adage that says we sing because what we have to express can't be spoken, just using words."
"When you're just using words, you're limiting yourself to everyday casual speak. As soon as you start to sing, you can unlock the stuff that's underneath."
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