Abstract Words Quotes
- There were many words that you could not stand to hear and finally only the names of places had dignity. Abstract words such as glory,… — Ernest Hemingway
- The vanquished know war. They see through the empty jingoism of those who use the abstract words of glory, honor, and patriotism to mask the… — Chris Hedges
- I have always tried to write in a simple way, using down-to-earth and not abstract words. — Georges Simenon
- Abstract words are ancient coins whose concrete images in the give and take of talk have worn away with use. — Julian Jaynes
- There were many words that you could not stand to hear and finally only the names of places had dignity. Certain numbers were the same… — Ernest Hemingway