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Single Word Quotes

a single word even may be a spark of inextinguishable thought

'A Defence of Poetry' (written 1821; published 1840)

A single word often betrays a great design.

"Athalie". Book by Jean Racine, II. 6, 1691.

No man can adequately reach and explain a single word of God with all his words

Brennan Manning (2008). “The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out”, p.29, Multnomah

One single word and I swear I’ll rip your tongue out. (Zephyra)

Sherrilyn Kenyon (2013). “The Dark-Hunters”, p.1553, Macmillan

The Eskimos live among ice all their lives but have no single word for ice.

Ashley Montagu (1969). “Man, His First Two Million Years: A Brief Introduction to Anthropology”, Greenwood

His reply offers infinite solace in a single word. Always.

Ann Aguirre (2010). “Killbox”, p.219, Penguin