#word

He was the crazy one who had painted himself black and defeated the world. She was the book thief without the words. Trust me, though, the words were on their way, and when they arrived, Liesel would hold them in her hands like the clouds, and she would wring them out like rain. ↗

— Markus Zusak

#meaning #patience #words #trust

There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic. ↗

— Diane Setterfield

#power-of-words #work

He liked the mere act of reading, the magic of turning scratches on a page into words inside his head. ↗

— John Green

#literature #reading #words #acting

You're mine, Angel," he murmured, brushing the words across my jawbone as I arched my neck higher, inviting him to kiss everywhere. "You have me forever. ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#fidelity #patch-cipriano #words

no army has ever marched into battle thinking that the Creator had sided with their enemy. ↗

— Terry Goodkind

#zedd #enemy

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. ↗

— Rudyard Kipling

#mankind #most #most powerful #powerful #used

Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book. ↗

— John Green

#power-of-words #reading #words

One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple. ↗

— Jack Kerouac

#simplicity #writing #words

Francois Rabelais. He was a poet. And his last words were "I go to seek a Great Perhaps." That's why I'm going. So I don't have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps. ↗

— John Green

#last-words #words

Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly -- they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#words #writing #words