393 Quotes About Power-of-words


  • Author Robert Cormier
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    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 jugular. Active verbs that danced and raced on the page.

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  • Author Vitor Martins
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    It's done. The word is out. The same way things changed when Caio said, "I'm gay," things change when I say, "I'm fat." Because *fat* is the kind of word people try to hide, no matter the cost. Everyone says "chubby" or "big boned," but never "FAT." *Fat* is a word you can never take back. When you declare something, even if it's obvious to everyone already, it becomes real.

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