WORDS HURT ME; STICKS AND STONES CAN BREAK MY BONES BUT WORDS CAN NEVER HURT ME; STICKS AND STONES CAN BREAK MY BONES BUT WORDS DO HURT ME!!! IT'S NOT THE WORDS THAT HURT ME, BUT MY OWN OPINION THAT HURTS ME; IT'S NOT MY OWN OPINION PER SE THAT HURTS ME, BUT THE FACT THAT MY OPINION - AND THEREFORE, MY FEELINGS - ARE NOT IN LINE WITH REALITY