Funny Quotes on Word Use

© Kimberly Dawn Wells

Jul 1, 2006

I found the following quotes about word choice in a newsletter. Interesting points of view from two well known authors.


"He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to

the dictionary."

- William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)

"Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?"

- Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner)


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