Words

It is not so much consequence what you say, as how you say it. Memorable sentences are memorable, on account of some single irradiating word.
- Alexander Smith, 1830 - 1867

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in a few words.
- Ecclesiasticus

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
- Ernest Hemingway, 1899 - 1961

Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us without words?
- Marcel Marceau

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
- Mark Twain, 1835 - 1910

The word 'good' has many meanings. For instance, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of 500 yards, I would call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.
- Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1874 - 1936