Perhaps there has never been a time when people needed words to live by more than they do now.
But for this to happen we need less words and more action.
In some cases, perhaps we don't need words at all.
We needed a word to carry it into a state of being.
"Why should I need a word to tell me that?"
In fact, the sound of the language was so beautiful that it did not seem to need words.
Two people so comfortable with each other they no longer needed words.
After so many years together, the veterans didn't need words.
"I need a word with you in private," he said to his brothers.
I need a word with her before we go on.