“A person can destroy me with two words. It can just be the way they say them, the inflection.”
“Depending on the inflection, ah bon can express shock, disbelief, indifference, irritation, or joy - a remarkable achievment for two short words.”
“There are two ways you can go with pain: You can let it destroy you or you can use it as fuel to drive you… ”
“Books are easily destroyed. But words will live as long as people can remember them.”
“After all, she may have thought, do words say everything? Can words say anything? Do not words destroy the symbol that lies beyond the reach of words?”
“P.P.S. AND YOU CAN TALK. "Just say the word." JUST SAY THE WORD? What kind of expression is that? WHAT WORD WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO SAY ANYWAY? MORON?Letter from Emily to Charles.”