#words

There is only as much space, only as much time, Only as much desire, only as many words, Only as many pages, only as much ink To accept all of us at light-speed Hurrying into the Promised Land Of oblivion that is waiting for us sooner or later. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#desire #ink #light-speed #literature #literature-quotes

You don't need many words if you already know what you're talking about. ↗

— William Stafford

#already #know #many #need #talking

I think words come between the spectator and the picture. ↗

— Howard Hodgkin

#come #i #i think #picture #spectator

In other words, the man who is born into existence deals first with language; this is a given. He is even caught in it before his birth. ↗

— Jacques Lacan

#birth #born #caught #deals #even

I'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am. ↗

— Alan Ladd

#find #from time to time #good #grateful #how

I write short, my words tight to the thread of the narrative. ↗

— Carmen Laforet

#i write #narrative #short #thread #tight

Compromise and tolerance are magic words. It took me 40 years to become philosophical. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#compromise #magic #me #philosophical #tolerance

We might have been - these are but common words, and yet they make the sum of life's bewailing. ↗

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon

#common #life #make #might #sum

Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's difficult. But I discovered that it's easy because it's so brilliantly written. The words are perfect, and the language is intelligent and very emotional. ↗

— Jessica Lange

#brilliantly #difficult #discovered #easy #emotional

All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#down #fall #feast #mind #our