“The old saw that "sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never harm me" does not, in fact, hold true.”
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”
“Sticks and stones keep breaking my bones but these words, these words will kill me.”
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will always hurt me.”
“It's amazing how words can do that, just shred your insides apart. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me - such bullshit.”
“sticks and stones may break my bones but words can do permanent damage”