Tracy Chevalier Quotes

If I have something to say, I want it to be meaningful.

Words are not trivial. They matter because they raise consciousness.

We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.

Words can be very powerful. I find them very difficult.

I don't believe in the power of words.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

Words are important. They do matter.

There are words and words and none mean anything. And then one sentence means everything.

Making a living is nothing; the great difficulty is making a point, making a difference-with words.

I try to make what I say count.

I know words sometimes have consequences, but I try to choose the correct words every time.

Words are powerful.

Sometimes not speaking says more than all the words in the world.

If it's one thing we learned from the first book, it's that you don't have to be a prizefighter, or a world-renowned architect, or a concert violinist to have been affected by the power of words.

A fine thought in fine language is a most precious jewel, and should not be hid away, but be exposed for use and ornament.

You must understand, young Hobbit, it takes a long time to say anything in Old Entish. And we never say anything unless it is worth taking a long time to say.

Action can give us the feeling of being useful, but only words can give us a sense of weight and purpose.

Words are the wings of actions.

The older I grow the more I become certain that it makes no difference what words we use to tell the same truths.

Whatever can't be expressed might as well not exist.

Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.

Language is our way of communicating what we want and who we are. By using bad language, we diminish the divine spark within us that defines our humanity.

A word is no light matter. Words have with truth been called fossil poetry, each, that is, a symbol of a creative thought.

Then you should say what you mean," the March Hare went on. "I do," Alice hastily replied; "at least--at least I mean what I say--that's the same thing, you know." "Not the same thing a bit!" said the Hatter. "You might just as well say that "I see what I eat" is the same thing as "I eat what I see"!

There are many tongues to talk, and but few heads to think.