"Some people spend their entire lives reading but never get beyond reading the words on the page, they don’t understand that the words are merely stepping stones placed across a fast-flowing river, and the reason they’re there is so that we can reach the farther shore, it’s the other side that matters.” ~ José Saramago

"Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order,you can nudge the world a little…. ” ~ Tom Stoppard

"We use words to understand each other and even, sometimes, to find each other." ~ Jose Saramago