--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: One must be drenched in words, literally…" description: "\"“One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patten of the right moment.”\" — Greene" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/greene-240622_language_one-must-be-drenched-in-words-literally_2934069.jpg" --- # One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them… ![“One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patten of the right moment.” quote by Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/greene-240622_language_one-must-be-drenched-in-words-literally_2934069.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/greene-240622_language_one-must-be-drenched-in-words-literally_2934069.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/greene-240622_language_one-must-be-drenched-in-words-literally_2934069.jpg) > ““One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patten of the right moment.”” [Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greene/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Deep immersion in language yields the right expressions at the right moment. **In simple terms:** Being immersed in words creates perfect phrasing. Key Takeaway Immerse in language. Themes creativity writing language insight timing Mood inspirational thoughtful Type Language:1 Right moment:1 Time:0 Soaked:0 Drenched:0 Drenched Words:0 Words Literally:0 Soaked Right:0 When to use this quote - writing workshop - brainstorming - creative block Key Concepts cognitive immersion creative process Questions to Reflect On - How does immersion affect creativity? - When does the “right moment” occur? A Different Perspective Immersion may not guarantee success. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Drenched](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drenched/) [Drenched Words](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drenched-words-1534409/) [Language](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/language/) [Right moment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/right-moment/) [Soaked](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/soaked/) [Soaked Right](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/soaked-right-2714290/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) [Words Literally](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/words-literally-1534411/) ## Related quotes > [One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper pattern at the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hart-crane/one-must-be-drenched-in-words-literally-soaked-in-them-to-have-the/) [Hart Crane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hart-crane/) > [One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them ...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hart-crane/one-must-be-drenched-in-words-literally-soaked-in-them/) [Hart Crane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hart-crane/) > [“A Writer Drenched in Words is Never Caught in a Dry Spell”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-writer-drenched-in-words-is-never-caught-in-a-dry-spell/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“but then I realize he’s drenched, soaked in blood: blood”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-oliver/but-then-i-realize-he-s-drenched-soaked-in-blood-blood/) [Lauren Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-oliver/) > [“Ingvar was on his back, moaning quietly. The pillow under his head, his jacket and the blanket across him, and the mattress under him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/ingvar-was-on-his-back-moaning-quietly-the-pillow-under-his-head-his/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [I am so happy that the rain has stopped. I wont get very very soaked(:](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare/i-am-so-happy-that-the-rain-has-stopped-i-wont-get-very-very-soaked/) [CLARE](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare/) > [I arrived home the other day, and it was just pouring rain out side so buy the time I get from the car to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-engvall/i-arrived-home-the-other-day-and-it-was-just-pouring-rain-out-side-so/) [Bill Engvall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-engvall/) > [“Ty’s jeans were totally soaked and clung to him like a second skin, and Zane had to swallow hard. Jesus. “Good luck getting out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-roux/ty-s-jeans-were-totally-soaked-and-clung-to-him-like-a-second-skin/) [Abigail Roux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-roux/) > [Rush out in the rain to be soaked with the sky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/rush-out-in-the-rain-to-be-soaked-with-the-sky/) [Rumi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rumi/) > [He looked like the sort of person who would tell you that he did not have an umbrella to lend you when he actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/he-looked-like-the-sort-of-person-who-would-tell-you-that-he-did-not/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I was running to get to an audition when I first starting acting and when crossing the road with traffic stopped everywhere I slipped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-cavill/i-was-running-to-get-to-an-audition-when-i-first-starting-acting-and/) [Henry Cavill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-cavill/) > [“She blinked, trying to recall the dream, but the effort was like trying to chase water while it soaked into the ground.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darcy-coates/she-blinked-trying-to-recall-the-dream-but-the-effort-was-like-trying/) [Darcy Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darcy-coates/) > [“The bathroom was jungle-fogged, flooded with puddles, piled with soaked towels; cakes of soap with long strands of blonde baked in. A girl in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allyse-near/the-bathroom-was-jungle-fogged-flooded-with-puddles-piled-with-soaked/) [Allyse Near](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allyse-near/) > [Good night.' Diana summoned all the dignity that she could manage in her bedraggled state and began to move back up the beach. Her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-godbersen/good-night-diana-summoned-all-the-dignity-that-she-could-manage-in/) [Anna Godbersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-godbersen/) > [“sheets soaked with cold”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-graham/sheets-soaked-with-cold/) [Joshua Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-graham/) ## More Language quotes > [I put myself in the student's place and remember the frustrations, doubts, determination, and desires I felt when I was going through the initial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-martinez/i-put-myself-in-the-student-s-place-and-remember-the-frustrations/) [Ted Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-martinez/) > [Usually male directors have to use foul language to get the job done. But I never came down to that level as being a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/divya-khosla-kumar/usually-male-directors-have-to-use-foul-language-to-get-the-job-done/) [Divya Khosla Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/divya-khosla-kumar/) > [The problem posed by indirect speech acts is the problem of how it is possible for the speaker to say one thing and mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-searle/the-problem-posed-by-indirect-speech-acts-is-the-problem-of-how-it-is/) [John Searle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-searle/) > [A man walks down the street. It's a street in a strange world. Maybe it's the third world. Maybe it's his first time around.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/a-man-walks-down-the-street-it-s-a-street-in-a-strange-world-maybe-it/) [Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/) > [“I only have two words to say More or Less”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timbur/i-only-have-two-words-to-say-more-or-less/) [TimBur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timbur/) > [It's like saying French shouldn't be taught because you don't understand it because it's new. Shakespeare is just like learning a new, exciting language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-barnett/it-s-like-saying-french-shouldn-t-be-taught-because-you-don-t/) [Samuel Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-barnett/) > [I am attracted to looking at the different things language can mean even in one sometimes quite ordinary utterance. Writing is partly about listening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rae-armantrout/i-am-attracted-to-looking-at-the-different-things-language-can-mean/) [Rae Armantrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rae-armantrout/) > [What is music? Music is language. A human being wants to express ideas in this language, but not ideas that can be translated into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-webern/what-is-music-music-is-language-a-human-being-wants-to-express-ideas/) [Anton Webern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-webern/) > [You're beautiful, cute, pretty, gorgeous, and fuck.. I ran out of words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raghib-clitso/you-re-beautiful-cute-pretty-gorgeous-and-fuck-i-ran-out-of-words/) [Raghib Clitso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raghib-clitso/) > [The world has a soul and whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of many things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/the-world-has-a-soul-and-whoever-understands-that-soul-can-also/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [“The words for what I want to say right now don't exist. Everything sounds…so cliché.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shelly-crane/the-words-for-what-i-want-to-say-right-now-don-t-exist-everything/) [Shelly Crane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shelly-crane/) > [A man cannot speak but he judges himself. With his will or against his will he draws his portrait to the eye of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/a-man-cannot-speak-but-he-judges-himself-with-his-will-or-against-his/) [Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/) > [Words can kill you trust towards someone, mind you language people, every reaction had its consequence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/words-can-kill-you-trust-towards-someone-mind-you-language-people/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Finxerunt animi, raro et perpauca loquentis. (To action little, less to words inclinded.)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace/finxerunt-animi-raro-et-perpauca-loquentis-to-action-little-less-to/) [Horace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace/) > [For comedy action, I must know the language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammo-hung/for-comedy-action-i-must-know-the-language/) [Sammo Hung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammo-hung/) [Browse all 21,951 Language quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/language/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patten of the right moment.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Greene" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greene/one-must-be-drenched-in-words-literally-soaked-in-them-to-have-the-2/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Language" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greene/one-must-be-drenched-in-words-literally-soaked-in-them-to-have-the-2/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/greene-240622_language_one-must-be-drenched-in-words-literally_2934069.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/greene-240622_language_one-must-be-drenched-in-words-literally_2934069.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/greene-240622_language_one-must-be-drenched-in-words-literally_2934069.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the…” — Greene", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Greene", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greene/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“One must be drenched in words,...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greene/one-must-be-drenched-in-words-literally-soaked-in-them-to-have-the-2/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greene/one-must-be-drenched-in-words-literally-soaked-in-them-to-have-the-2/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```