Amber Quote by Marianne Moore

Inevitably, almost everything we say is either quotation or paraphrase.

— Mason Cooley

“There are things that are not sayable. That's why we have words.”

— Amy King

“Words are like shards of glass. By themselves they're worthless; however, when placed together in just the right way, they can become great works…

— Leigh M. Lane

“There is just no predicting what kind of sentences you might say, thought Flora. For instance, who would ever think you would shout, “You’re…

— Kate DiCamillo

“To say that anything was a quotation was an excellent method, in Eleanor's eyes, for withdrawing it from discussion,”

— Saki

“After all, she may have thought, do words say everything? Can words say anything? Do not words destroy the symbol that lies beyond the…

— Virginia Woolf

“Some things need to be said. And sometimes they require strong words.”

— Jessi Kirby

The essence of a quote is the compression of a mass of thought and observation into a single saying.

— John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn

“Sometimes words were cheap. They could be powerful, but in those rare occasions like now, words meant nothing.”

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

“You can make something mean anything you want. And you can spend a great deal of time and effort choosing your words and allusions…

— Frank Portman

“I now know from voracious reading and tireless research that most of my favorite quotes are just paraphrases from ancient philosophers like Socrates, Aristotle,…

— Jeff Burden

“When it comes to words Mamma says, "If they are not good, then maybe they should not be said.”

— Annette Bridges