Quotes on vocabulary

us possess a reading vocabulary big a lake draw a writing vocabulary s — Roy Peter Clark, Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies Every Writer

Roy Peter Clark Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
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big words, sure, said, September read often, liked best words pretend — Catherynne M. Valente, Girl Circumnavigated Fairyland a Ship Making

Catherynne M. Valente The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
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uses nice old words rich tradition sure know means it. — Frank Herbert, Dune

Dune Frank Herbert
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infancy society every author necessarily a poet, language poetry. – Ow — Philip Zaleski, Fellowship: Literary Lives Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams

C.S. Lewis Charles Williams Owen Barfield Philip Zaleski The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien
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use a dictionary read book?” asked Mrs. Dodypol. “It depends,” says I, — Alexander Theroux, Darconville’s Cat

Alexander Theroux Darconville’s Cat
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Samuel Johnson said Alexander Pope’s translation Iliad, “tuned English — Harold Bloom, Western Canon: Books School Ages

Harold Bloom School of the Ages The Western Canon: The Books
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Samuel Johnson said Alexander Pope’s translation Iliad, “tuned English — Harold Bloom, Western Canon: Books School Ages

Harold Bloom School of the Ages The Western Canon: The Books
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Samuel Johnson said Alexander Pope’s translation Iliad, “tuned English — Harold Bloom, Western Canon: Books School Ages

Harold Bloom School of the Ages The Western Canon: The Books
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Samuel Johnson said Alexander Pope’s translation Iliad, “tuned English — Harold Bloom, Western Canon: Books School Ages

Harold Bloom School of the Ages The Western Canon: The Books
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A synonym a word use can’t spell one. — Baltasar Graci??n

Baltasar Graci??n
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