Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.
A word once uttered can never be recalled.
There have been times when I reread - or at least leafed through - something because I'd sent a copy to a friend, and what usually happened was that I noticed dozens and dozens of clumsy phrases I wished I could rewrite.
I still understand a few words in life, but I no longer think they make a sentence.
While the spoken word can travel faster, you can't take it home in your hand. Only the written word can be absorbed wholly at the convenience of the reader.
There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
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.
I've learned never to try and force words to come.
Words are how people think. When you misuse words, you diminish your ability to think clearly and truthfully.
Words have life and must be cared for. If they are stolen for ugly uses or careless slang or false promotion work, they need to be brought back to their original meaning - back to their roots.