Famous quotes containing the words syllable and/or words:
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)
“Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave it birth a book is dead to us. Words divested of their magic are but dead hieroglyphs.”
—Henry Miller (1891–1980)