Every Word Quotes

406 quotes by 337 authors

James Blish told me I had the worst case of "said bookism" (that is, using every word except said to indicate dialogue). He told me… — Anne McCaffrey
Be grateful for every word you can cut. — William Zinsser
Let the reader find that he cannot afford to omit any line of your writing because you you have omitted every word that he can… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dialogue is a lean language in which every word counts. — Sol Stein
They must be real people. And this means that every word in every line of speech must be accurate and full of some kind of… — John Steinbeck
All the songs that were written for that album are just all our first sophomore songs. So they're all from real life. Very sweet and… — Cat Stevens
The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesn't say. — Alfred Hitchcock
Spiritual growth increases our sense of what's possible. And as we sense new possibility, we can step into that possibility. With every word, every thought,… — Marianne Williamson
Every word, every character in a picture book must count. — Marla Frazee
The best thing about conceptual poetry is that it doesnâ€™t need to be read. You donâ€™t have to read it. As a matter of fact,… — Kenneth Goldsmith
Poetry is not a waiting room where one stays overnight...every word is war. — Unknown Author
Every word, every image, is leased and mortgaged, — Sherrie Levine
Every word a woman writes changes the story of the world, revises the official version. — Carolyn See
Every word decides a question between power and liberty. — James Madison
There is no way that you can read the entire Bible seriously and take every word literally. Contradictions start in the first chapter of Genesis.… — Madeleine L'Engle
Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace. Each and every one of… — Aung San Suu Kyi
Most people have learned to live in the moment. The argument goes that if the past has uncertain effect on the present, there is no… — Alan Lightman
Discreetly keep most of your radical opinions to yourself. When with people be a listener a large part of the time. Be considerate in every… — Grenville Kleiser
Every word she writes is a lie, including "and" and "the." — Mary McCarthy
One day when Thomas Aquinas was preaching to the local populace on the love of God, he saw an old woman listening attentively to his… — Thomas Aquinas

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