Memphis-campbell Quote by Libba Bray

“An alibi is one alliterative consonant short of being a magic carpet”

— Josh Stern

There was alliteration happening all over the place in that sentence.

— Moira J. Moore

“Ever been in a spelling bee as a kid? That snowy second after the announcement of the word as you sift your brain to…

— Gillian Flynn

She wanted to hold foreign syllables like mints on her tongue until they dissolved into fluency.

— Anthony Marra

“By the time he got around to meaning it, the words had sounded fraudulent to him and he'd been afraid to pronounce them.”

— Margaret Atwood

“Upon my tongues continual slanders ride, The which in every language I pronounce, Stuffing the ears of men with false reports.”

— William Shakespeare

“Clearing his throat, he rumbled, "Miss Darling, a word if you please." "Sesquipedalian," she said, keeping her back towards him. The strange response momentarily…

— A.C. Warneke

Every tounge bit had another word to say.

— Ned Vizzini

The English talked with inflected phrases. One phrase to mean everything.

— Ernest Hemingway

“He purred the words, as if his tongue was lazy and had all the time in the world to wrap around each and every…

— Blue Kincaid

“The words slid fluidly off my tongue, with only an occasional stammer. I could only attribute it to the sweep and flow of water…

— Sue Monk Kidd

“He taught me that language was rubbery, plastic. It wasn't, as I thought, something you just use, but something you can play with. Words…

— Mal Peet