Tag: Words
Emily Dickinson Poem
A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.
~Emily Dickinson, “A Word is Dead
Emily Dickinson Quote
“I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.”
– Emily Dickinson
Increase Your Word Power ~ P. D. James
“Increase your word power. Words are the raw material of our craft. The greater your vocabulary the more effective your writing. We who write in English are fortunate to have the richest and most versatile language in the world. Respect it.”
– P. D. James
Beauty In Words
“Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.”
– Edgar Allan Poe
J. L. Austin Quote
“A sentence is made up of words, a statement is made in words…. Statements are made, words or sentences are used.”
– J. L. Austin
Life Worth Living
“Put down the pen someone else gave you.
No one ever drafted a life worth living on borrowed ink.”
– Jack Kerouac
