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Words Quotes by Stephen Fry
- I suppose the thing I most would have liked to have known or been reassured about is that in the world, what counts more than…
- Somehow, as a writer, you tend to use words to paper over structural cracks.
- If I had a large amount of money I should certainly found a hospital for those whose grip upon the world is so tenuous that…
- My first words, as I was being born [...] I looked up at my mother and said, 'that's the last time I'm going up one…
- If a thing can be said in ten words, I may be relied upon to take a hundred to say it. I ought to apologize…
- Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will always hurt me. Bones mend and become actually stronger in the very place they were…
- If I had a large amount of money I should found a hospital for those whose grip upon the world is so tenuous that they…
More Words Quotes
- Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses. — Hannah Arendt
- 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
- The genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think of is… — Margaret Atwood
- 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