“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will always hurt me.”
Stephen Fry book Moab Is My Washpot
Source: Moab Is My Washpot
“Sticks and stones and small caliber bullets may break my bones… Words will never, et cetera.”
— Jim Butcher, book White Night
Source: White Night
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“Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts.”
Robert Fulghum book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Source: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (1986)
Context: Yelling at living things does tend to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts.
“as my mother told me sticks and stones may break my bones but words don’t hurt me.”
Philip Hammond (1955) British Conservative politician
23 August 2015
2015
Source: http://en.trend.az/iran/politics/2426555.html
Source: http://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/580077--hammond
Source: http://www.tehrantimes.com/Index_view.asp?code=248893
“Sticks and stones may break your bones, but watch out for those damn words.”
Chuck Palahniuk book Lullaby
Variant: Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can hurt like hell.
Source: Lullaby (2002), Chapter 14
“Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can hurt like hell.”
Chuck Palahniuk book Lullaby
Source: Lullaby (2002), Chapter 14
“sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will make me cry by myself in a corner for hours.”
Eric Idle (1943) British comedian, actor, singer and writer
“Styx and The Stones may break my bones but 'More than Words' will never hurt me”
Chuck Klosterman book Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
Source: Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
Robert Fulghum book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (1986)
