Balconies Quote by Nizar Qabbani

Rulers, who neither see, nor feel, nor know, but leech-like to their fainting country cling, till they drop, blind in blood, without a blow,…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

“I am the wind heralding death, the instrument of justice sent by our Prince to carry out the sentence pronounced on you by our…

— Christine Feehan

Words can be used as a bomb or balm.

— Megan McCafferty

Forasmuch as there is great noise in the city caused by hustling over large balls, from which many evils may arise, which God forbid,…

— Cities

The word rattled in my head like rocks in an oatmeal box.

— Janet Fitch

A shout that tore hell's concave, and beyond / Frightened the reign of Chaos and old Night.

— John Milton

It was by music that the ancient kings gave elegant expression to their joy. By their armies and axes they gave the same to…

— Confucius

“For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings; How some have been deposed; some…

— William Shakespeare

People use words to do battle and to hurt one another terribly, tragically and even mortally.

— Anonymous

“Often, the King would dance himself, rolling his scapulars and weaving his steps around the skulls of his favourite victims. Or he would amuse…

— Bruce Chatwin

I think words come between the spectator and the picture.

— Howard Hodgkin

Words move, turning over like tumbling clowns; like certain books and like fleas, they possess activity. All men equally have the right to say,…

— Rose Macaulay