A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like children, have the power to make dance the dullest beanbag of a heartPeggy NoonanWhat I Saw at the Revolution
A speech is like a love-affair. Any fool can start it, but to end it requires considerable skillLord Mancroft
Speech is the small-change of silenceGeorge MeredithThe Ordeal of Richard Feverel
Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the starsGustave FlaubertMadame Bovary