Quote for the Week

Words- by Richard Foster

I urge upon us words that are crisp and clear and imaginative. Mark Twain said that the difference between the right word and the almost right word is like the difference between lightning and a lightning bug! We need to love God all the way down to our nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

Oh, do you love words? Do you love their sound? Do you love their meaning? Do you love their history? Do you love their rhythm?

Oh, that our words would be animated with love and terror and pity and pain and wonder and all the other glorious emotions that make our lives dangerous and great and bearable.

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2 Responses to “Quote for the Week”

  1. joanna, on December 15th, 2009 at 3:14 pm Said:

    This is awesome, I love it.

  2. Angie, on February 12th, 2010 at 5:47 pm Said:

    This is a most beautiful quote. I have love words my whole life long, and this expresses so well what I think and feel.

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