Convey Quote by Timothy Noah

There are tones of voices that mean more than words.

— Robert Frost

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

— Maya Angelou

Written words differ from spoken words in being material structures. A spoken word is a process in the physical world, having an essential time-order;…

— Bertrand Russell

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at…

— Anonymous

One writes to find words' meanings.

— Joy Williams

The older you get, the more power you have with language as a writer, which means that you have to be extra responsible for…

— Sandra Cisneros

A word can change so much depending on how you say it, or how you sing it.

— Lights

I am attracted to looking at the different things language can mean even in one sometimes quite ordinary utterance. Writing is partly about listening…

— Rae Armantrout

Language is like a road, it cannot be perceived all at once because it unfolds in time, whether heard or read. This narrative or…

— Rebecca Solnit

The way I write, words can means lots of different things.

— Beth Orton

Each language has its own temperament; some languages make a poem more dramatic or sad, and others make it more playful.

— Luljeta Lleshanaku

The way we speak is very different from the way we write - especially from the way we write continuous prose.

— Michael Rosen