3,439 Quotes About Words

I can see why many visual artists dislike words in artworks. They feelthat words dirty the clear water thathas to reflect the sky. It disturbsthe pleasure of the silent image,the freedom from history, the beautyof nameless forms.(...)I know that neither images nor words,can escape the drunkenness andlonging caused by the turningof the world. Words and images drink the same wine.There is no purity to protect.

...if you do not even understand what words say, how can you expect to pass judgement on what words conceal?

Slogans are mere wordsuck...

Every man walks his own path, and every path has its fair share of locked doors. You never know who holds the key to a door you’ll need to open one day, so you best treat people as if they are all keyholders.

Thinking is one way of doing, and words are one way of thinking

we should create our energy through thoughts & words more cautiously to create a better world around us.

I only wrote prose before I met you. My musings were superfluous and serious as well. But now the words dance with me. I sing with them and we create poetry.

I suppose if I had to give a one-word answer to the question of why I read, that word would be pleasure. The kind of pleasure you can get from reading is like no other in the world.

Don't gobblefunk around with words.