Quotes by Adjectives And Adverbs Every adjective and adverb is worth five cents. Every verb is worth fifty cents. Mary Oliver adjectives-and-adverbs cents fifty The question that arises as we use all these adjectives and adverbs to describe our physicians as we approach a Supreme Court nominee is where are we in America when we decide that it's legal to kill our unborn children? Tom Coburn adjectives-and-adverbs children america Younger women tend to be busier, wearing more layers and more make-up. I don't know if it's because older women are more confident, or just that we don't care any more. But that pared-down approach is the same with the sentences I write; I take out adjectives and adverbs and keep the description to a minimum. Tracy Chevalier adjectives-and-adverbs care writing