#word

There is no more reason why the features belonging to a picture should be distorted for the purpose of such imaginative suggestion than that the poet's metaphors should spoil his words for the ordinary uses of man. ↗

— William H. Hunt

#distorted #features #his #imaginative #man

I began using pseudonyms early in my career, when I was being paid a quarter a cent a word for my work, and when I had to write a lot to earn a living. Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me. ↗

— Evan Hunter

#being #career #cent #early #earn

When I hear the word culture - I release the safety-catch of my Browning. ↗

— Hanns Johst

#culture #hear #i #release #word

I haven't said this yet, and I think I will say it. I stand by every word in the Hillary book to this day. ↗

— Edward Klein

#day #every #haven #hillary #i

I am a slow reader. I always loved words, which is a strange thing given that I couldn't actually read them. ↗

— Keira Knightley

#always #am #given #i #i always

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose. ↗

— Kris Kristofferson

#freedom #just #left #lose #nothing

He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero. ↗

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

#dumb #genius #hero #seldom #speaks

Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things. ↗

— Flora Lewis

#another #another way #different #language #learning

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak. ↗

— Audre Lorde

#better #heard #our #silent #speak

Inspiring others is the pathway to your own discoveries ↗

— Robin Craig Clark

#inspiring #inspiring-authors #inspiring-books #inspiring-quotes #inspiring-words