Association Quote by Freya Stark

“It's too bad for us 'literary' enthusiast, but it's the truth nevertheless — pictures tell any story more effectively than words.”

— William Moulton Marston

There is no more reason why the features belonging to a picture should be distorted for the purpose of such imaginative suggestion than that…

— William H. Hunt

“A picture, after all, is just a symbol, a metaphor for something that cannot be translated.”

— Shelan Rodger

“The pictures are bound to mutilate the words. Those words weren't meant to have pictures with them!”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“In fact, words do speak louder than pictures. Captions do tend to override the evidence of our eyes; but no caption can permanently restrict…

— Susan Sontag

“... but it is always dreadful when the pictures in front of one's eyes become meaningless and the real word is there instead and…

— Dodie Smith

A photograph is a picture and no more true or false than any other depiction; why is that so hard to comprehend?

— Bill Jay

“A picture's worth a thousands words but they don't tell the whole story.”

— Jennifer Brown

Compared to the spoken word, a picture is a pitiful thing, indeed.

— Charles Osgood

Some people... cling to the idea that the photograph is an inherently real or honest image and as such is always on a different…

— Tibor Kalman

“Making the pictures ridiculous is what enables you to really see them; a logical picture is usually too vague.”

— Harry Lorayne

The photograph, after all, is just a photograph. Words will determine its meaning and status.

— Wright Morris