Written Words Quotes

16 quotes by 14 authors

The past but lives in written words: a thousand ages were blank if books had not evoked their ghosts, and kept the pale unbodied shades… — Francois Fenelon
Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the… — Lydia M. Child
Written words still have the amazing power to bring out the best and worst of human nature — Nadine Gordimer
But I also believe there is enormous value in the piece of writing that goes no further than the one person for whom it was… — Betsy Lerner
A writer who takes political, social or literary positions must act only with the means that are his. These means are the written words. — Jean-Paul Sartre
In the speech sound wave, one word runs into the next seamlessly; there are no little silences between spoken words the way there are white… — Steven Pinker
They think written words are even more powerful,â€™ whispered the toad. â€˜They think all writing is magic. Words worry them. See their swords? They glow… — Terry Pratchett
How fast the ears learned to tell what sounds meant, much faster than it took the eyes to decipher written words. — Cornelia Funke
My wife loves written words ... you know, words that stick to parchment and paper like dead flies, and it seems my father felt the… — Cornelia Funke
We are a culture that relies on technology over community, a society in which spoken and written words are cheap, easy to come by, and… — Francis Chan
Too often we take notes on writing, we think about writing but never do it. I want you to walk into the heart of the… — Natalie Goldberg
I am a dreamer of words, of written words. I think I am reading; a word stops me. I leave the page. The syllables of… — Gaston Bachelard
Well-written words are music. — William Shatner
My aphorisms have the power to translate my ideas into written words that clearly express my feelings and convictions. — Jean-Paul Malfatti
Spoken words fly away written words once remain.. — Ash Sweeney

Who Wrote These Written Words Quotes

14 authors contributed a total of 16 Written Words Quotes as follows: