Language Quote by Michael Ondaatje

She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape.

— Michael Ondaatje

“Words are just words; it is the feelings that make them special.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

“Words are a great influence in actions, feelings, and simply just the meaning behind it.”

— Yi

“Words could be like food - they felt like something in your mouth. They tasted like something. Words were not things you could control.…

— Benjamin Alire Sáenz

“Words weren't a solace, but they focused one's emotions into something more tangible; they were splinters that could actually be pulled from the heart…

— Victor Lodato

“He had a word, too. Love, he called it. But I had been used to words for a long time. I knew that that…

— William Faulkner

“Unlike him she knew this and sat many hours with her head in her hands, I thought then, to make the words fall out.…

— Jeanette Winterson

“She was only saying what I already knew in my heart, but hearing the words spoken made it seem all the more true, all…

— Mike A. Lancaster

“Her attachment to language was earthy, physical, and immediate. Pretty words you could eat.”

— Elizabeth Winder

“She loved him, but that wasn't good enough. The word "love" was required to cover such a range of emotions that it almost meant…

— Lionel Shriver

“I love words. I thank you for hearing my words. I want to tell you something about words that I think is important. Words…

— George Carlin

“She had still been learning how to live with the hard truth that the most interesting parts of her thoughts usually got left behind…

— Maggie Stiefvater