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"All our words from loose using have lost their edge."
"Our language now has become quick-moving (in syllables), and may be very supple and nimble, but is rather thin in sound and in sense too often diffuse and vague. the language of our forefathers, especially in verse, was slow, not very nimble, but very sonorous, and was intensely packed and concentrated - or could be in a good poet."
"Where do the words gowhen we have said them?"
"Language is the gateway of the mind and a bridge that connects us to other human beings. Language enables a person to share their clandestine inner world with other human beings and to learn about other people's mysterious world of logical thoughts and poetic sentiments."
"Aye, aye, that's the way wi' thee: thee allays makes a peck o' thy own words out o' a pint o' the Bible's."
"Words are never insufficient to describe any situation. It is the talent to use the words which is the insufficient one!"
"And why does he talk so funny? Doesn't he mean squashed tomatoes?I don't think that they had tomatoes when he comes from, said Bod. And that's just how they talk then."
Explore more quotes by Jeffery Deaver
"I liked the challenge of writing in a very concise structure in which both meaning and form are important."
"It means working harder to do the research but I don't really mind - I don't think I have what it takes to chase criminals through back alleys and wade through blood at crime scenes."
"Of course, I write crime stories, and I have to describe violence and the aftermath of violence."
"If you have a craftsman's command of the language and basic writing techniques you'll be able to write - as long as you know what you want to say."
"Certainly going back to Sherlock Holmes we have a tradition of forensic science featured in detective stories."
"When it comes time to write the book itself I'll shut the lights out, picture the scene I'm about to write then close my eyes and go at it. Yes, I can touch type."
"I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge."
"I also try very hard to create characters - both heroes and villains - with psychological depth."
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