--- title: "8 Words Weren Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Words Weren quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Words Weren sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/charles-bukowski-73_book_it-was-a-joy-words-weren-t-dull-words-we_302007.jpg" --- > [It was a joy! Words weren't dull, words were things that could make your mind hum. If you read them and let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/it-was-a-joy-words-weren-t-dull-words-were-things-that-could-make/) [Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/charles-bukowski-73_book_it-was-a-joy-words-weren-t-dull-words-we_302007.jpg) > [“Words weren't a solace, but they focused one's emotions into something more tangible; they were splinters that could actually be pulled from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-lodato/words-weren-t-a-solace-but-they-focused-one-s-emotions-into-something/) [Victor Lodato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-lodato/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02b/victor-lodato-18455_language_words-weren-t-a-solace-but-they-focused_500368.jpg) > [I was dyslexic - was, still am - 'cause I would see words that weren't there. And people just started laughing, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-conway/i-was-dyslexic-was-still-am-cause-i-would-see-words-that-weren-t/) [Tim Conway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-conway/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b5/tim-conway-16732_am_i-was-dyslexic-was-still-am-cause-i-woul_1475320.jpg) > [Words weren't dull, words were things that could make your mind hum. If you read them and let yourself feel the magic,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/words-weren-t-dull-words-were-things-that-could-make-your-mind-hum-if/) [Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/280/charles-bukowski-73_language_words-weren-t-dull-words-were-things-tha_1591679.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 never want to leave you." I didn't respond- not because I couldn't find the words, but because there weren't any words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meredith-t-taylor/i-never-want-to-leave-you-i-didn-t-respond-not-because-i-couldn-t/) [Meredith T. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meredith-t-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf0/meredith-t-taylor-65461_inspirational_i-never-want-to-leave-you-i-didn-t-respo_2075253.jpg) > [“Mary wanted to get out of here and on to another plane of life; but these words weren't going to help her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-amis/mary-wanted-to-get-out-of-here-and-on-to-another-plane-of-life-but/) [Martin Amis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-amis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/martin-amis-704_life_mary-wanted-to-get-out-of-here-and-on-to_2724920.jpg) > [That was the thing about pictures--they were worth a thousand words, but sometimes they weren't the right ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-de-la-cruz/that-was-the-thing-about-pictures-they-were-worth-a-thousand-words/) [Melissa de la Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-de-la-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/195/melissa-de-la-cruz-1247_photography_that-was-the-thing-about-pictures-they-w_3061862.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/words-weren/#itemlist", "name": "Words Weren Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It was a joy! 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