There is no bombast, no similes, flowers, digressions, or…

Every word I write is like a drop of my blood. If it's flowed passionately and long, I need time to recover from the…

— Red Haircrow

“Style and voice are different. Style is standard conventions of writing; voice is the distinct way an individual puts words together. All good writers…

— Naveed Saleh

There's a lot of bombast in Sparks' music.

— Russell Mael

It's a mantle we don't deserve. That's not what we're about. We do big pop songs with bombast -- and it's the bombast and…

— Def Leppard

The most important things must be said simply, for they are spoiled by bombast; whereas trivial things must be described grandly, for they are…

— Jean de la Bruyere

“Small-minded speakers and writers hide behind humongous words.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“If we were not impressed by job titles, suits, and jargon, we would demand that financial advisors show us their personal bank statements before…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Small-minded speakers and writers hide behind big words.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Adults who use big words in order to seem intelligent are annoying, especially those who are not intelligent.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Your average man is not intelligent enough not to fake being intelligent enough.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Intelligence is a way of thinking, not a choice of words.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“...childlike wonder and awe have died. The scenery and poetry and music of the majesty of God have dried up like a forgotten peach…

— John Piper

Each reader discovers for himself that, with respect to the simpler features of nature, succeeding poets have done little else than copy his similes.

— Henry David Thoreau

“Newly Found Sugary Spill: Tastes Like Dried Spit or Old Soda”

— Chris Ware

“The voice was cool, drawling, and insolent, but the eyes were something else. She looked about as hard to get as a haircut.”

— Raymond Chandler