Language Quote by Walter Kirn

“he appeared to be struggling with something trapped in his throat; it turned out to be a word. "thanks," he said.”

— Dorothy Gilman

“his throat, but his voice remained”

— Victoria Dougherty

“Words left their mouths to hang frozen in midair.”

— Haruki Murakami

“...I realize words are never enough; they stutter and cleave to the roof of my mouth.”

— Pat Conroy

“Mouths are longer than they are wide, to ensure words don’t come out sideways. Even the word “sideways” comes out straight.”

— Jarod Kintz

“The words slid fluidly off my tongue, with only an occasional stammer. I could only attribute it to the sweep and flow of water…

— Sue Monk Kidd

“In speech he stretched out his vowel sounds to give his mouth a rest before the next consonant.”

— Diane Setterfield

“He spoke in a trembling voice that didn’t seem to be entirely in sync with the movement of his lips. That’s because sound travels…

— Sorin Suciu

“The words hurt my throat a little – probably because I was swallowing my pride, and it didn’t taste so great.”

— Emma Winters

“Indeed, tone or voice is what you get when, larynxlike, you breathe through structure.”

— Lawrence Weschler

“What was irritating was that they sat there with their heads together as though he had ceased to exist. Neither looked around until he…

— Robert Jordan

“He rises off the bed and tries to speak, but cannot stop the pain in his throat, and cannot articulate a word, capable only…

— Emma Richler