3,439 Quotes About Words

I never met a word I didn't love

A new word. Bright with possibilities. A flawless pearl to turn over and over in my hand, then put away for safekeeping.

A fish-trap is for catching fish; once you've caught the fish, you can forget about the trap. A rabbit-snare is for catching rabbits; once you've caught the rabbit, you can forget about the snare. Words are for catching ideas; once you've caught the idea, you can forget about the words. Where can I find a person who knows how to forget about words so that I can have a few words with them?

Every language has its own word for the sun, but the sun is always the same.

You ask me why I don't speakNot a word at willBut write so much worth well over a mill'Well I value words like I value kissesA sober one, a closer one penetrates the heartDarling it's how it mends it

In soul of every newborn baby, words are waiting to be written.

real", how I detest that word, so devoid of imagination

You both will know the truth about the other; thoughts can betray us, words can mislead us, but the way we feel is pure.

We live and breathe words. It was books that kept me from taking my own life after I thought I could never love anyone, never be loved by anyone again. It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone.