“Words were originally magic and to this day words have retained much of their ancient magical power. By words one can make another blissfully happy or drive him to despair….”
Sigmund Freud in Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis
“There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”
Proverbs 12:18
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in the immortal words of Nick Lannon:
“sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will ruin my life forever”