#words

He puts his right hand lightly on the cup, I put my left, leaving the right free to transcribe, and away we go. We get, oh, 500 to 600 words an hour. Better than gasoline. ↗

— James Merrill

#better #cup #free #gasoline #get

Knowing some Greek helped defuse forbidding words - not that I counted much on using them. You'll find only trace elements of this language in the poem. ↗

— James Merrill

#elements #find #forbidding #greek #helped

As a writer, you have control of the words you put on the page. But once that manuscript leaves your hand, you give control to the reader. As a director, you are limited by everything: weather, budget, and egos. ↗

— Nicholas Meyer

#control #director #egos #everything #give

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. ↗

— James A. Michener

#human #human emotions #i #i love #love

No, I don't know why Bobby and Peter Farrelly bothered with a 'Three Stooges' movie, either. But if they're anything like some men I know, their love for Moe, Larry, and Curly (and an assortment of fourth bananas) is deep, abiding, and unembarrassable. In other words: How could the Farrellys not? ↗

— Wesley Morris

#bananas #bobby #bothered #could #curly

It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, because words make experience last. ↗

— William Morris

#experience #important #last #make #me

Words of wisdom are spoken by children at least as often as scientists. ↗

— James Newman

#least #often #scientists #spoken #wisdom

I clearly understood the concept of wise use before I ever heard the actual words, for my father wouldn't allow us to waste anything. ↗

— Ted Nugent

#allow #anything #before #clearly #concept

I think the actions of the president are, in my opinion, the most vile and hateful words ever spoken by a sitting president. I am stunned and I'm horrified. ↗

— Rosie O'Donnell

#am #ever #hateful #horrified #i

I want three words: Woman, Atheist, Anarchist. That's me. ↗

— Madalyn Murray O'Hair

#atheist #i #me #three #want