“When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more, nor less.”
Lewis Carroll book Through the Looking-Glass
Source: Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
“I think of you as a friend. I used to think "friend" was just another word… Nothing more, nothing less. But when I met you, I realized what was important was the word's meaning.”
— Masashi Kishimoto, book Naruto
Source: Naruto, Band 11
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