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I don't use a lot of words unnecessarily.

Words are how people think. When you misuse words, you diminish your ability to think clearly and truthfully.

Whenever I use an uncommon word, I try to indicate its meaning within the text.

When you use words loosely, without care and consideration, you erode trust in yourself and in what you're saying. When you squander words, you diminish your power.

Words are powerful. When I make mistakes I just try to come back and clarify what I meant.

I find it difficult to believe that words have no meaning in themselves, hard as I try. Habits of a lifetime are not lightly thrown aside.

Words are a pretty blunt instrument. There's always going to be slippage between the words and the infinite complexities of a thought. As a writer, I find that frustrating, but as a social animal, I wouldn't have it any other way.

If words are doing their job, then their novelty will not be the most noticeable thing about them.

So long as I confine my thoughts to my own ideas divested of words, I do not see how I can be easily mistaken.