Word choice Quote by Brian McGreevy

“Knowing before ever seeing it that her ass was like a stationary drop of water on a flower stem”

— Brian McGreevy

“Whether the vessel is a legal document or a rap song, language is often chosen ot exclude. To use a scholarly phrase, "discourse communities"…

— Roy Peter Clark

In an idealized world, we would all be able to do what our English teachers told us to do, which is to write beautiful…

— Will Schwalbe

I'm not going to lose you, Kaylee. No matter what I have to do, or whom I have to fight. Even if that means…

— Rachel Vincent

Human beings are natural mimickers. The more youre conscious of the other sides posture, mannerisms, and word choices - and the more you subtly…

— Daniel H. Pink

Come to think of it, that word (choice) shouldn't be applied to people's destinies. Ever. Choice should be relegated to TV and meals: You…

— J.R. Ward

“Well,' said Can o' Beans, a bit hesitantly,' imprecise speech is one of the major causes of mental illness in human beings.' Huh?' Quite…

— Tom Robbins

The choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Nonfiction ties your hands a bit, and just like writing poetry in rhyme, it can force you to make more brutal decisions in terms…

— Emily Susan Rapp

I'm still learning so much with every play I write. So I wrestle with word choice, rhythm in final drafts. I think you have…

— Stephen Karam

“Language itself is so value-laden as to render value-neutrality almost impossible. Growing up in England I was introduced to the American Revolution by a…

— Arthur F. Holmes

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: writing picture books is an art - the art of word choice.

— Rebecca Serle

“Grace commanded the second pew, her whole family jammed together, the six of them sour yet insistent, like the richest people flying coach, while…

— David Gilbert

“...but she's my tangent girl and I'll follow her if this is where she wants to go.”

— Katja Millay

“The air was soft, as it often was in this lovely month, and Eddie inhaled its sweetness. He found himself uplifted as he worked,…

— Alice Hoffman