Definitions Quote by Olivia Sudjic

“Jaimie loved the dictionary even more than the television because it is the one book that contains all others.”

— Robert Chazz Chute

“She had always wanted words, she loved them, grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape. Whereas I thought words bent…

— Michael Ondaatje

“But sometimes it is fun not knowing what the words mean because you can look them up in a dictionary...”

— Mark Haddon

“He loved to read. He loved words, the way they string together into sentences and stories. He wanted to study them, to know and…

— Sarah Ockler

“If the reader needs a dictionary to read your book then the dictionary may turn out to be a more interesting read.”

— Ken Scott

“The trouble with dictionaries is, they tell you more about words than you want to know without answering the question you have.”

— Andy Rooney

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

— Michael Ondaatje

“Words were not just words, describing things a person could see. Even if most did not. Maybe they had to know a thing first,…

— Barbara Kingsolver

“Words fascinate me. They always have. For me, browsing a dictionary is like being turned loose in a bank.”

— Eddie Cantor

“Jane became something of a walking thesaurus when she was upset, a side effect of too much reading.”

— Cynthia Hand

“I certainly didn't mind possibly sending the reader to a dictionary once in a while, but I tried not to do it too often.”

— China Miéville

“but the story's interest lies in my struggle over semantics and the moral resonance of interpreting the meaning of a word.”

— Siri Hustvedt