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Quotes About Words

But words are things, and a small drop of ink,       Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think;       'T is strange, the shortest letter which man uses Instead of speech, may form a lasting link       Of ages; to what straits old Time reduces Frail man, when paper — even a rag like this, Survives himself, his tomb, and all that's his.
~ George Gordon Byron
Remember that those five hundred words an average Englishman uses are far from being the whole vocabulary of the language. You may learn another five hundred and another five thousand and yet another fifty thousand and still you may come across a further fifty thousand you have never heard of before, and nobody else either.
~ George Mikes
A poetry of the meaning of words And a bond with the universe I think there is no light in the world but the world And I think there is light
~ George Oppen
Las palabras son como flechas, Arianne. Una vez lanzadas no hay manera de hacerlas volver.
~ George R. R. Martin
I don't know what message to send to Bran. Help him Tyrion." "What help could I give him? I am no maester, to ease his pain. I have no spell to give him back his legs." "You gave me help when I needed it" Jon Snow said. "I gave you nothing," Tyrion said. "Words." "Then give your words to Bran too.
~ George R. R. Martin
What is honor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms . . . or the memory of a brother's smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.
~ George R.R. Martin
Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.
~ George R.R. Martin
Love is the bane of honor, the death of duty. What is honor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms ... or the memory of a brother's smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.
~ George R.R. Martin
Men are men, vows are words, and words are wind.
~ George R.R. Martin
Words are like arrows, Arianne. Once loosed, you cannot call them back.
~ George R.R. Martin
Some gave me soft words and some blunt, some made excuses, some promises, some only lied. In the end words are just wind.
~ George R.R. Martin
Words are wind, but wind can fan a fire. My father and my uncle fought words with steel and flame. We shall fight words with words, and put out the fires before they start.
~ George R.R. Martin
A book can be as dangerous as a sword in the right hands, said Haldon.
~ George R.R. Martin
As well ask what good is life, what good is death? If the day comes when you would find me again, give that coin to any man from Braavos, and say these words to him—valar morghulis.
~ George R.R. Martin
Words are wind, even words like love and peace. I put more trust in deeds.
~ George R.R. Martin
I have been despised by better men than you.
~ George R.R. Martin
I thought that I was the Warrior and Cersei was the Maid, but all the time she was the Stranger, hiding her true face from my gaze. "Pray for me, if you like," he told his cousin. "I forgotten all the words.
~ George R.R. Martin
En las manos adecuadas, un libro puede ser tan peligroso como una espada.
~ George R.R. Martin
Noble words, but words were easy. Deeds were hard. - Brienne
~ George R.R. Martin
Some words are wind, ser. Some are treason.
~ George R.R. Martin
Words are wind, and the only good wind is that which fills our sails.
~ George R.R. Martin
A child sees an obstacle, and his first thought is to run around it or knock it down. A lord must learn that sometimes words can accomplish what swords cannot.
~ George R.R. Martin
Bana Lord Kar deme.' Cüce bir ka??n? kald?rd?. 'Sana iblis denmesini mi tercih edersin? Sözleriyle seni incitebileceklerini onlara hissettirirsen alaylar?ndan asla kurtulamazs?n. E?er sana bir isim vermeye kalk?yorlarsa, ismi al ve kendine mal et. Böylece, seni bir daha onunla yaralayamazlar.
~ George R.R. Martin
He wants you to smile and smell sweet and be his lady love. He wants to hear you recite all your pretty little words the way the septa taught you. He wants you to love him... and fear him.
~ George R.R. Martin