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Such was the number of the barbarians, that when they shot forth their arrows the sun would be darkened by their multitude." Dieneces, not at all frightened at these words, but making light of the Median numbers, answered "Our Trachinian friend brings us excellent tidings. If the Medes darken the sun, we shall have our fight in the shade. Herodotus
Freedom includes the right to say what others may object to and resent. . . The essence of citizenship is to be tolerant of strong and provocative words. John G. Diefenbaker
It didn't matter anyway...he wasn't made for peace, he couldn't believe in it. Heaven was a word: hell was something he could trust. Graham Greene
Margaret Atwood quote: "How furious she must be, now that she's been taken at her word."
How furious she must be, now that she's been taken at her word. Margaret Atwood
Werner Heisenberg quote: "The reality we can put into words is never reality itself."
The reality we can put into words is never reality itself. Werner Heisenberg
If you stare long enough at anything, you will start to find similarities. The word “coincidence” exists in order to stop people from seeing meaning where none exists. Chuck Klosterman
Anais Nin quote: "Beware of allowing a tactless word, a rebuttal, a rejection to..."
Beware of allowing a tactless word, a rebuttal, a rejection to obliterate the whole sky Anais Nin
I cared more for your happiness than your knowing the truth, more for your peace of mind than my plan, more for your life than the lives that might be lost if the plan failed. In other words, I acted exactly as Voldemort expects we fools who love to act. J. K. Rowling
Jorge Luis Borges quote: "In a riddle whose answer is chess, what is the only prohibited..."
In a riddle whose answer is chess, what is the only prohibited word? Jorge Luis Borges
Miss Lucy's called the bell o' St. Ogg's, they say: that's a cur'ous word,' observed Mr. Pullet, on whom the mysteries of etymology sometimes fell with an oppressive weight. George Eliot
She definitely heard the words for airplane and airport, which delighted some little-girl part of her soul (“Yay, going on a trip!”) even as her higher brain was ticking off all the bad things that could happen when men like Jones came into proximity with jet aircraft. Neal Stephenson
A poem is a fictional, verbally inventive moral statement in which it is the author, rather than the printer or word processor, who decides where the lines should end. This dreary-sounding definition, unpoetic to a fault, may well turn out to be the best we can do. Terry Eagleton
That was surely the purest kind of kything. Mr. Jenkins had never had that kind of communion with another human being, a communion so rich and full that silence speaks more powerfully than words. Madeleine L'Engle
George Carlin quote: "Is there another word for synonym?"
Is there another word for synonym? George Carlin
Charlaine Harris quote: "Softie was not a word you could use in the same sentence as Eric."
Softie was not a word you could use in the same sentence as Eric. Charlaine Harris

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