“There are worse words than cuss-words, there are words that hurt.”
“The words that I will have to find for that explanation will be sharp and they will hurt, much worse than the thorns of roses.”
“There are worse prisons than words.”
“Words were sometimes like ammo. They could strike you with fear worse than an arrow. And worse was sometimes knowing ahead a time what the words were.”
“There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.”
“Sometimes the silence of your friends is worse than your enemy's words.”