Words

By its very nature a word is an instrument of paradox.
-- Oswald Wirth

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.
-- Winston Churchill

I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything.
-- Steven Wright

What's another word for Thesaurus?
-- Steven Wright

Why is the alphabet in that order? Is it because of that song?
-- Steven Wright

A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator.
-- John Steinbeck

The more articulate you are, the more dangerous words become.
-- May Sarton

On great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
-- Voltaire

The safest words are those which bring us most directly to the facts.
-- William Shakespeare