Here are a few statements about the excellence of words:

• "Single word liberates us of all the weight and torment of life: that word is love." Sophocles "As names have power, words have power. Words can get fires moving in the characters of men. . Words can wring tears from the hardest heart

• "Great words are worth a lot, and cost nearly nothing." — George Herbert "I like areas of strength for great that mean something." — Louisa May Alcott (from "Little Women")2

• "Flawlessly created words have the ability to enthrall the psyche of anyone." Sam Veda "He likewise knows the force of words."3

• "Wamblecropt is the most wonderful word in the English language. Let's assume it. Every syllable is insufferably lovely." ― Imprint Forsyth, The Horologicon: A Day's Side trip Through the Lost Expressions of the English Language4