The picture alone, without the written word, leaves half the story untold.

Metaphors are dangerous. Love begins with a metaphor. Which is to say, love begins at the point when a woman enters her first word into our poetic memory.

I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.

Creativity is a highfalutin word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday.

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.

All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual word, which has so unfortunately divided man.

Genius is an overused word. The world has known only about a half dozen geniuses. I got only fairly near.

The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from which it looks back.

Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a war of legitimate defence, by which alone it can ever regain independence and freedom.

The unspoken word never does harm.

I think it's the people who have no doubt that every word they put down is gold that probably don't write very well.

Art to me is a humanitarian act and I believe that there is a responsibility that art should somehow be able to effect mankind, to make the word a better place.

Did you know that the word "tsunami," which is now being used worldwide, is a Japanese word? This is indicative of the extent to which Japan has been subject to frequent tsunami disasters in the past.

I wouldn't write a book, because saying the word I over and over again would nauseate me.

I keep saying the word "weird" over and over again, but it's the only way I can describe it.