My wife loves written words ... you know, words that stick to parchment and paper like dead flies, and it seems my father felt the same - but I want to hear words! Remember that when you are looking for the right words: You must ask yourself what they SOUND like! Glowing with passion, dark with sorrow, sweet with love, that's what I want. - Cosimo
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WILLIAM CONGREVE You are a woman:- you must never speak what you think; your-words must contradict your thoughts, but... WILLIAM CONGREVE Use your eyes to hear the words I love you ~ANYA SUNDQUIST~ I want to hear you say those words again. If you do, I won't hold my feelings back anymore. I might ... SOLITA Sometime I want to talk, and you all are there but words are not. VIKRAM SINGH SLATHIA A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words a... URSULA K. LE GUIN So many times we get an e-mail back, saying, 'We're praying for you,' or 'We love you' ... You have ... LORI TODARO If you ever want to 'unlearn' negativity, remember what it's like to fall in love, and do that--with... ZENSHINE Alice! You know I love you like a sister!" "Words." she growled. STEPHENIE MEYER I like the construction of sentences and the juxtaposition of words-not just how they sound or what ... DON DELILLO I wanted to write some words you'd remember. 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selfrespect and whatever... WILLIAM FAULKNER
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