"Always prefer the plain direct word to..." - Quote by C S Lewis
Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one. Don't implement promises, but keep them.
More by C S Lewis
“If we did not bring to the examinations of our instincts a knowledge of their comparative dignity we could never learn it from them.”
“No interviews without appointments except between nine and ten p.m. on second Saturdays.”
“Catch {a man} at the moment when he is really poor in spirit and smuggle into his mind the gratifying reflection, "By jove, I'm being humble," and almost immediately pride - pride at his own humility - will appear.”
More on Communication
“If your husband has difficulty getting to sleep, the words 'we need to talk about our relationship' may help.”
“The ability to negotiate with other people without friction and argument is the outstanding quality of all successful people.”
“Communication always makes demands. It always demands that the recipient become somebody, do something, believe something. It always appeals to motivation.”
More on Language
“Here is the piece. If you can't say fornicate can you say copulate or if not that can you say co-habit? If not that would have to say consummate I suppose. Use your own good taste and judgment.”
“Writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for wordlessness.”
“For thought is a bird of space, that in a cage of words may indeed unfold its wings but cannot fly.”