Be careful of what you say. You can say something hurtful in ten seconds, but ten years later, the wounds are still there.

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions.

Actions speak louder than words.

Where there are no women there are no good manners

Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies. Elves are glamorous. They project glamour. Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment. Elves are terrific. They beget terror. The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning. No one ever said elves are nice. Elves are bad

The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them

Among my most prized possessions are the words that I have never spoken

Men suppose their reason has command over their words still it happens that words in return exercise authority on reason

The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words

Some people never say the words 'I love you'. It's not their style to be so bold. Some people never say those words 'I love you' But, like a child, they're longing to be told