Famous quotes containing the words compound and/or words:
“We are all aware that speech, like chemistry, has a structure. There is a limited set of elements—vowels and consonants—and these are combined to produce words which, in turn, compound into sentences.”
—Roger Brown (b. 1925)
“We have the words in our pockets,
obscure directions. The old ones
have taken away the light of their presence....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)