“Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.”
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Gertrude Stein (1874–1946) American art collector and experimental writer of novels, poetry and plays
Source: Everybody’s Autobiography (1937), Ch. 2
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Interviews
“Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“You can put anything into words, except your own life”
Max Frisch (1911–1991) Swiss playwright and novelist
“Sorry can be the hardest word when you know you're wrong.”
Tarkan (1972) Turkish singer
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Come Closer (2006)
Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005) American journalist and author
Letter to Larry Callen (14 July 1958), p. 133
1990s, The Proud Highway : The Fear and Loathing Letters Volume I (1997)
Context: I find that by putting things in writing I can understand them and see them a little more objectively. … For words are merely tools and if you use the right ones you can actually put even your life in order, if you don't lie to yourself and use the wrong words.
“I think "immoral" is probably the wrong word to use…I prefer the word "unethical."”
Ivan Boesky (1937) American investor, white-collar criminal
Den of Thieves (1992), by John B. Stewart
Sydney Smith (1771–1845) English writer and clergyman
Vol. I, ch. 11 http://books.google.com/books?id=R18JAAAAQAAJ&q=%22In+composing+as+a+general+rule+run+your+pen+through+every+other+word+you+have+written+you+have+no+idea+what+vigour+it+will+give+your+style%22&pg=PA382#v=onepage <br class="br">Lady Holland's Memoir (1855)
