393 Quotes About Power-of-words

Human communication and literature are all made of words; thus, it’s hard to overestimate their unbelievable power.

E qualcos'altro lo elevava: teneva sul tavolo un libro aperto. In quel bar nessuno aveva mai aperto un libro sul tavolo. Un libro era per Tereza il segno di riconoscimento di una fratellanza segreta. Contro il mondo della volgarità che la circondava, essa aveva infatti un’unica difesa: i libri che prendeva in prestito alla biblioteca comunale…

She looked at me with those yellow-green eyes and gave me a very low, almost muted growl and flashed just enough of her teeth to let me know this was not a “pet”.It’s a mistake (and sometimes a fatal one) to ignore what you know is just under the surface.

a lot of people have died because they read a book the wrong way

Call me not to quietI shall break the chainsWith my inkBleeding brave.

Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.

Why should I not know what he's really called?""Tell a man your name and he will have power over you forever," Carver muttered.

If you can train yourself to be actionable instead of reactionary, you will break out of the negative space that is typically furnished with fear, uncertainty and inaction, and move into that peaceful zone of determination, power, decisiveness and growth. Life will become less complicated.

The pen had been mightier than the sword but then the tongue took over.