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"Words, they say, are the food of minds. But, like other foods, they can do little by themselves."
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"He sounded absolutely miserable. "Are you ever going to speak to me?"

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"Have more than thou showest Speak less than thou knowest."

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"Words are the only things that last for ever."

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"People shout when they don't have the vocabulary to whisper."

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