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Words Quotes by Orson Scott Card
- Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.
- At last he came to a door, with these words in glowing emeralds: THE END OF THE WORLD He did not hesitate. He opened the…
- Peace. That's what salaam means. Peace unto you." The words brought forth an echo from Ender's memory. His mother's voice reading to him softly, when…
- It is possible to have words come to your mind, and still refrain from speaking them aloud.
- Nobody ever completely means what they say. Even when they think they're telling the truth, there's always something hidden behind their words.
- There are times when the world is rearranging itself, and at times like that, the right words can change the world.
- With false names, on the right nets, they could be anybody. Old men, middle-aged women, anybody, as long as they were careful about the way…
- If words can be lethal weapons, I must provide them with an arsenal.
- What a laugh, though. To think that one human being could ever really know another. You could get used to each other, get so habituated…
- O my son Absalom,' Bean said softly, knowing for the first time the kind of anguish that could tear such words from a man’s mouth.…
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- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something… — Chinua Achebe
- Mr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and… — Rowan Atkinson
- I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words or phrases… — Margaret Atwood
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- The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences. — Saint Augustine
- Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride… — Jane Austen
- Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the… — Teresa of Avila
- The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or… — Teresa of Avila