Quotes by Words The uncut diaries are 16 million words. It's very tiring to do your diary every night before you go to bed. Tony Benn words go you night What my family's been through I can't even put into words. We're very close. Tony Bellew words been through family When I write, I see the pages in my head, not the words. Tom King i-see head words see I don't do nonfiction anymore. Eventually, you just feel constrained by the facts. You want to go where the words take you, and people's actual lives don't always conform. And you can't know them that well. Tom Drury words feel you people Once the words of a book appear onscreen, they are no longer simply themselves; they have become a part of something else. They now occupy the same space, not only as every other digital text, but as every other medium, too. Tom Chatfield words digital space book The earliest known writing probably emerged in southern Mesopotamia around 5,000 years ago, but for most of recorded history, reading and writing remained among the most elite human activities: the province of monarchs, priests and nobles who reserved for themselves the privilege of lasting words. Tom Chatfield words reading writing history As a medium, electronic screens possess infinite capacities and instant interconnections, turning words into a new kind of active agent in the world. Tom Chatfield words new infinite world Vast volumes of mixed media surround us, from music to games and videos. Yet almost all of our online actions still begin and end with writing: text messages, status updates, typed search queries, comments and responses, screens packed with verbal exchanges and, underpinning it all, countless billions of words. Tom Chatfield words end music media I don't know what the inspiration for most of songs really mean until I finish them. For the most part, I'm going for a visceral impression, and I write the words last. Todd Rundgren finish words know inspiration On one level, I would prefer never to hear the words 'James Bond' again, but on another level, it is part of my blood and my life. And it's the only movie in the world that offers a British actor the chance of international recognition. Timothy Dalton words my-life life world When listening to politicians, distinguish certain words. Look out for the expansive use of 'terrorism' and 'extremism.' Be alive to the fatal notions of 'exception' and 'emergency.' Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary. Timothy D. Snyder words look angry terrorism The minor choices we make are themselves a kind of vote. Our words and gestures, or their absence, count very much. Timothy D. Snyder words vote choices absence I just see myself as someone who has a bit of a way with words, basically. Tim Minchin words someone myself way No matter how wonderful the story, it has to move on something, and that is language. The words that I use, the pace, the rhythm and cadences all need to be there. If they're not there, the story is like a boat that just sits there and doesn't move on the ocean. Tim O'Brien words ocean language matter Growing up, I always saw the hypocrisy of the Catholic church. The history speaks for itself, and I grew incredibly frustrated and angry. I essentially just put that into my words. Hozier words angry church history Trump's hobbled vocabulary is now the incontestable stuff of comedy: not just how few his words but how narrow their range, from boastful to irked and back again. For satirists and impressionists, a president who addresses the American people in abbreviated tweetspeak is a gift. Howard Jacobson words gift comedy people I have my warts. I sometimes say things that get me in trouble. In other words, I lead with my heart and not my head. That's the only chance we have against George Bush. Howard Dean words me heart sometimes Three hundred words in a day is not a lot. So much of it is thinking before writing. And then there's the cutting. But you do what you do and keep moving forward. Holly Black words day you thinking Can you write 200 words a day? 100? 50? In six months, 50 words a day is 9,000 words. That's 2-3 short stories. If you did 200 words every day, in three months that's 36,000 words. That's half a short novel. Holly Black every-day words day you I do not see a necessary connection between proletarian literature and some set percentage of words which bring the blushes to a maiden's cheek. Heywood Broun connection words see literature «1234567891011»