Clamor Quote by Gaston Bachelard

Words are small shapes in the gorgeous chaos of the world.

— Diane Ackerman

A word out of place or an interesting choice of vocabulary can spawn a whole character.

— Sara Sheridan

Words are small shapes in the gorgeous chaos of the world. ... they bring the world into focus, they corral ideas, they hone thoughts,…

— Diane Ackerman

Words are small straitjackets when put around creative flourishes and maneuverings.

— Robert Genn

Words are like diamonds. Polish them too much, and all you get are pebbles.

— Bryce Courtenay

They are words that are easy enough to say and which fill vast empty spaces.

— Paulo Coelho

Words fashioned with somewhat over precise diction are like shapes turned out by a cookie cutter.

— Peter De Vries

One must be chary of words because they turn into cages.

— Viola Spolin

I was fascinated by the shape of words even before I knew what they meant.

— Susie Dent

The way that words fit together is always interesting to me. I love words.

— Joanna Newsom

Words were like objects, making the idea more solid -- less a poisonous gas and more a ... cube of crystallized thought.

— Dan Simmons

The words are not mere words. They are the breath and mind, perhaps even the soul, of the person who is reading.

— Verlyn Klinkenborg