Joanne Harris. Peaches for Monsieur Le cure (№ 178333)

Those who think that words have no power know nothing of the nature of words. The words used in the right place at the right time, capable of putting an end to a particular mode, or to turn love into hatred, or to serve as a basis for the emergence of a new religion, or even call a war. The words - shepherds lie; and it often happens that the best of us are led to slaughter.