--- title: "17 Words Knew Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 17 Words Knew quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Words Knew sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/ayn-rand-59_language_we-cannot-say-what-they-meant-for-there_2995357.jpg" --- > [“We cannot say what they meant, for there are no words for their meaning, but we know it without words and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/we-cannot-say-what-they-meant-for-there-are-no-words-for-their/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/ayn-rand-59_language_we-cannot-say-what-they-meant-for-there_2995357.jpg) > [“The words we knew always fell short of what we wanted them to say.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/the-words-we-knew-always-fell-short-of-what-we-wanted-them-to-say/) [Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15f/sarah-dessen-110_language_the-words-we-knew-always-fell-short-of-w_2659466.png) > [“She closed her eyes. Said the four most comforting words she knew: "Once upon a time." An incantation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-mcmahon/she-closed-her-eyes-said-the-four-most-comforting-words-she-knew-once/) [Jennifer McMahon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-mcmahon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/jennifer-mcmahon-16596_comfort_she-closed-her-eyes-said-the-four-most-c_1099692.png) > [“First time I saw you, after I got over hating you, I knew,” he said, echoing Ty’s words, “I knew I’d fall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-roux/first-time-i-saw-you-after-i-got-over-hating-you-i-knew-he-said/) [Abigail Roux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-roux/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afd/abigail-roux-1114_fall-in-love_first-time-i-saw-you-after-i-got-over-ha_2745361.jpg) > [I was fascinated by the shape of words even before I knew what they meant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susie-dent/i-was-fascinated-by-the-shape-of-words-even-before-i-knew-what-they/) [Susie Dent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susie-dent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/811/susie-dent-8218_before_i-was-fascinated-by-the-shape-of-words-e_932796.jpg) > [“Vincent did not know how to express his feelings in words. He knew how to paint them. However, one cannot paint the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irving-stone/vincent-did-not-know-how-to-express-his-feelings-in-words-he-knew-how/) [Irving Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irving-stone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c3/irving-stone-3288_artist_vincent-did-not-know-how-to-express-his_2308195.png) > [“Being able to use words properly was a great advantage, for the more words you knew the meaning of, the better you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-holms/being-able-to-use-words-properly-was-a-great-advantage-for-the-more/) [Anne Holms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-holms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/266/anne-holms-185486_language_being-able-to-use-words-properly-was-a-g_363211.jpg) > [“I ground my teeth as I bit back words I knew would hurt. That was the danger with knowing and loving others.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-klune/i-ground-my-teeth-as-i-bit-back-words-i-knew-would-hurt-that-was-the/) [T.J. Klune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-klune/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/232/t-j-klune-1425_loving-others_i-ground-my-teeth-as-i-bit-back-words-i_823448.jpg) > [There are a lot of words that I knew first as a reader, and I never put the pieces together in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-kazan/there-are-a-lot-of-words-that-i-knew-first-as-a-reader-and-i-never/) [Zoe Kazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-kazan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/zoe-kazan-3186_books_there-are-a-lot-of-words-that-i-knew-fir_1375161.jpg) > [Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-dicamillo/once-upon-a-time-he-said-out-loud-to-the-darkness-he-said-these-words/) [Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-dicamillo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b1/kate-dicamillo-599_darkness_once-upon-a-time-he-said-out-loud-to-the_2506365.png) > [My mom made me read a ton of books, so I got good at words and understood the English language. So when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saint-jhn/my-mom-made-me-read-a-ton-of-books-so-i-got-good-at-words-and/) [Saint Jhn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saint-jhn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/saint-jhn-18224_books_my-mom-made-me-read-a-ton-of-books-so-i_1983781.jpg) > [“Who had been fighting with someone they loved? Going at it long enough to unleash the irretrievable words they knew to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-clegg/who-had-been-fighting-with-someone-they-loved-going-at-it-long-enough/) [Bill Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-clegg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/bill-clegg-75978_words-knew_who-had-been-fighting-with-someone-they_2524500.jpg) > [“His mind was a turmoil of words and fancies, incomplete fancies and insufficient words, but already he knew that this and only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-nabokov/his-mind-was-a-turmoil-of-words-and-fancies-incomplete-fancies-and/) [Vladimir Nabokov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-nabokov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/vladimir-nabokov-198_life_his-mind-was-a-turmoil-of-words-and-fanc_1321874.jpg) > [“The perfect quote sprang to mind, but I resisted saying it under my breath, since Jonathan would hear. I couldn’t even mouth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-castillo-price/the-perfect-quote-sprang-to-mind-but-i-resisted-saying-it-under-my/) [Jordan Castillo Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-castillo-price/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e1/jordan-castillo-price-17382_psychology_the-perfect-quote-sprang-to-mind-but-i-r_2347460.jpg) > [“And though it seemed odd that she still didn't know his name, something kept her from asking. Those two little words, she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-e-smith/and-though-it-seemed-odd-that-she-still-didn-t-know-his-name/) [Jennifer E. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-e-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4b/jennifer-e-smith-1454_relationships_and-though-it-seemed-odd-that-she-still_742134.jpg) > [“What would he say to her, if he was going to speak truly? He didn't know. Talking was like throwing a baseball.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chad-harbach/what-would-he-say-to-her-if-he-was-going-to-speak-truly-he-didn-t/) [Chad Harbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chad-harbach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14b/chad-harbach-3109_love-and-sex_what-would-he-say-to-her-if-he-was-going_1780994.png) > [“I wasn’t sure whether he was a grad student, poet, actor, stripper, or brilliant combination of all those things. But the man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chloe-neill/i-wasn-t-sure-whether-he-was-a-grad-student-poet-actor-stripper-or/) [Chloe Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chloe-neill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/chloe-neill-1102_gin-and-tonic_i-wasn-t-sure-whether-he-was-a-grad-stud_301021.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/words-knew/#itemlist", "name": "Words Knew Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We cannot say what they meant, for there are no words for their meaning, but we know it without words and we knew it then.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ayn Rand" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/we-cannot-say-what-they-meant-for-there-are-no-words-for-their/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/ayn-rand-59_language_we-cannot-say-what-they-meant-for-there_2995357.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/ayn-rand-59_language_we-cannot-say-what-they-meant-for-there_2995357.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93d/ayn-rand-59_language_we-cannot-say-what-they-meant-for-there_2995357.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We cannot say what they meant, for there are no words for their meaning, but we know it without words and we…” — Ayn Rand", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The words we knew always fell short of what we wanted them to say.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sarah Dessen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/the-words-we-knew-always-fell-short-of-what-we-wanted-them-to-say/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15f/sarah-dessen-110_language_the-words-we-knew-always-fell-short-of-w_2659466.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15f/sarah-dessen-110_language_the-words-we-knew-always-fell-short-of-w_2659466.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15f/sarah-dessen-110_language_the-words-we-knew-always-fell-short-of-w_2659466.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The words we knew always fell short of what we wanted them to say.” — Sarah Dessen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“She closed her eyes. 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