„Exsanguinated,” said Jace, impressed. “That’s a big word.””And you’re a big-“”Tsk tsk,” he interrupted. “No swearing in church.“

— Cassandra Clare
„Zoology, eh? That's a big word, isn't it.""No, actually it isn't," said Tiffany. "Patronizing is a big word. Zoology is really quite short.“
— Terry Pratchett
„Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?“
— Ernest Hemingway
„Will interrupted. "Henry," he said, "you're on fire. You do know that, don't you?“
— Cassandra Clare
„I was going to put what birthday it was on the sign," he said, "but Jace said that after twenty, you're just old, so it doesn't matter anyway."Jace stopped with his fork halfway to his mouth."I said that?“
— Cassandra Clare
„I fear those big words, Stephen said, which make us so unhappy.“
— James Joyce
„It's not funny, Jace," Alec interrupted, starting to his feet. "Are you just going to let her stand there and call me names?""Yes," Jace said kindly. "It'll do you good-- try to think of it as endurance training.“
— Cassandra Clare
„Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use.“
— Ernest Hemingway