Sticks and stones are hard on bones.
Aimed with angry art,
Words can sting like anything.
But silence breaks the heart.


The Love Letters of Phyllis McGinley (1954)

Phyllis McGinley Quotes

Sticks and stones are hard on bones. Aimed with angry art, Words can sting like anything. But silence breaks the heart.

Sticks and stones are hard on bones. Aimed with angry art, Words can sting like anything. But silence breaks the heart.

Sticks and stones are hard on bones. Aimed with angry art, Words can sting like anything. But silence breaks the heart.

Sticks and stones are hard on bones. Aimed with angry art, Words can sting like anything. But silence breaks the heart.