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title: "7 Half Words Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Half Words quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Half Words sayings and thoughts."
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> [And I'm a slow writer: five, six hundred words is a good day. That's the reason it took me 20 years to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shelby-foote/and-i-m-a-slow-writer-five-six-hundred-words-is-a-good-day-that-s-the/)

[Shelby Foote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shelby-foote/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/446/shelby-foote-13013_civil-war_and-i-m-a-slow-writer-five-six-hundred-w_299945.png)

> [“Get rid of half the words on each page, then get rid of half of what’s left.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-krug/get-rid-of-half-the-words-on-each-page-then-get-rid-of-half-of-what-s/)

[Steve Krug](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-krug/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/steve-krug-24838_content_get-rid-of-half-the-words-on-each-page-t_709839.jpg)

> [“If mankind conversed only of the things they understood, half the words might be struck out of the dictionaries.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenimore-cooper/if-mankind-conversed-only-of-the-things-they-understood-half-the/)

[James Fenimore Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenimore-cooper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/james-fenimore-cooper-12459_language_if-mankind-conversed-only-of-the-things_900766.jpg)

> [“I’m half Italian.” “Which half?” the words were out before Tessa could stop them. Was she flirting with him? She never flirted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pamela-clare/i-m-half-italian-which-half-the-words-were-out-before-tessa-could/)

[Pamela Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pamela-clare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d9/pamela-clare-3224_gaze_i-m-half-italian-which-half-the-words-we_998499.jpg)

> [Use half as many words and they'll hit twice as hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-h-williams/use-half-as-many-words-and-they-ll-hit-twice-as-hard/)

[Roy H. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-h-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/roy-h-williams-10738_half_use-half-as-many-words-and-they-ll-hit-t_1223876.png)

> [“I understand less than half the words in that sentence, but God bless the book people for their boundless knowledge absorbed from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mackenzi-lee/i-understand-less-than-half-the-words-in-that-sentence-but-god-bless/)

[Mackenzi Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mackenzi-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b5/mackenzi-lee-8100_book_i-understand-less-than-half-the-words-in_2186462.jpg)

> [“I could hold you prisoner here for the rest of the day and list everything I love about you, but that’s only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-williams/i-could-hold-you-prisoner-here-for-the-rest-of-the-day-and-list/)

[Nicole Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/nicole-williams-845_awe_i-could-hold-you-prisoner-here-for-the-r_2500866.png)

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