"Words, he knew, could scar."

Words, Word, Pain, Memory, Emotion

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"If you value your words, people will not ask you to make any promises."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

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"He thought that the rose was to be found in its own eternity and not in his words; and that we may mention or allude to a thing, but not express it."

Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian Poet

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"A slip of the foot may injure your body, but a slip of the tongue will injure your bond."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

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"Words create. Know what you want to create before you speak."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

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"If the words you spoke appeared on your skin, would you still be beautiful?"

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Words, Word, Beauty, Truth, Reflection

"A picture is worth 10K words - but only those to describe the picture. Hardly any sets of 10K words can be adequately described with pictures."

Alan Perlis, American Scientist

Words, Worth

"If you mean your words, people who lust over your lovely ways won't dare to reject you."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

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"The"b word and the "n word are like poison, whether you take poison from a vial or pour it into Bavarian crystal, it is still poison."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Words, Hate, Poison, Word, Power

"At the beginning was The Word. Today I see That in great quotes."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

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"Words are prophesy. Prophesy positive words into your life."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"McAfee, I could try this case in my sleep and still win.""Guess that's your plan, then, since you're clearly dreaming."

Confidence

"The constellation she's named after tells the story of a princess, who was shackled to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster--punishment for her mother Casseopeia, who had bragged to Poseidon about her own beauty. Perseus, flying by, fell in love with Andromeda and saved her. In the sky, she's pictured with her arms outstretched and her hands chained."

Mythology

"When I see him, his frame filling the doorway, I do not feel passion, excitement. I can't remember if I ever have. He makes me feel comfortable, like a favorite pair of shoes."

Familiarity

"The only thing they'll let you shoot with a camera."

Privacy

"The best parenting advice I ever got was from a labor nurse who told me the following:1. After your baby gets here, the dog will just be a dog.2. The terrible twos last through age three.3. Never ask your child an open-ended question, such as "Do you want to go to bed now?" You won't want to hear the answer, believe me. "Do you want me to carry you upstairs, or do you want to walk upstairs to go to bed?" That way, you get the outcome you want and they feel empowered."

Parenting

"Memory is like plaster: peel it back and you just might find a completely different picture."

Memory

"She understood how a world jammed with phones, email, and faxes could still leave you feeling utterly alone."

Isolation

"And just like that, something inside shifted very subtly, so that all the empty spaces in him suddenly disappeared, so that his breath timed to hers, so that his blood sang. This is why there was music, he realized. There were some feelings that just didn't have words big enough to describe them."

Harmony

"Like a missing tooth, sometimes an absence is more noticeable than a presence."

Loss

"Dr. Keller begins pacing. "I don't think we've been hearing Faith just right. Her guard...the words..they sound alike."What do you mean?"Your daughter," Dr. Keller says flatly. "I think she's seeing God."

Spiritual