Words last for more than you can imagine, just like "Scripta manent" in Latin, their effect is lasting. A piece of paper cuts even deeper than scissors cutting paper. Ink that lingers till it sticks to your fingers, you can't scrub it off. Don't even try with erasers. Have you got nothing better to say? Remember that words aren't feathers, they weigh. Even more if on paper they're engraved, they become a ball and chain that anchors you to the terrain.