Words Quote by Frances Hardinge
““But in the name of the most holy, Mosca, of all the people you could have taken up with, why Eponymous Clent?" Because I’d been hoarding words for years, buying them from pedlars and carving them secretly on to bits of bark so I wouldn’t forget them, and then he turned up using words like ‘epiphany’ and ‘amaranth’. Because I heard him talking in the marketplace, laying out sentences like a merchant rolling out rich silks. Because he made words and ideas dance like flames and something that was damp and dying came alive in my mind, the way it hadn’t since they burned my father’s books. Because he walked into Chough with stories from exciting places tangled around him like maypole streamers . . . Mosca shrugged. "He’s got a way with words.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Lost Conspiracy by Frances Hardinge, 2015
The narrator admires a charismatic wordsmith whose vivid language revives forgotten memories and ignites imagination.
In simple terms: A gifted speaker awakens forgotten thoughts with lively language.
Key Takeaway
Seek inspiration in expressive storytelling.
Themes
language
creativity
memory
inspiration
Mood
reflective
enthusiastic
Type
literary
inspirational
When to use this quote
- reading literature
- writing workshops
- public speaking
- teaching language
Key Concepts
rhetoric
poetics
nostalgia
Questions to Reflect On
- How does vivid language reshape personal memory?
- What role does storytelling play in cultural preservation?
A Different Perspective
The impact may be limited to those already attuned to literary nuance.
