Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries,hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent.

Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.

Words have weight.

Read sometimes for the story, Bobby. Don't be like the book-snobs who won't do that. Read sometimes for the words - the language. Don't be like the play-it-safers that won't do that. But when you find a book that has both good story and good words, treasure that book.

The word is only a representation of the meaning; even at its best, writing almost always falls short of full meaning. Given that, why in God's name would you want to make things words by choosing a word which is only cousin to the one you really wanted to use?

The most important things are the hardest things to say, because words diminish them...