Hatred usually expresses itself by saying things which would appear quite harmless on paper (the words are not offensive) but in such a voice, or at such a moment, that they are not far short of a blow in the face.
The Screwtape Letters – C. S. Lewis (1942)
The writers group were discussing something similar to this last week, but in respect of something that is written down being fully comprehendible when seen but somehow loses something when read aloud, and vice-versa.
This is one of my poems that has just been included in an anthology by Forward Poetry, which when read out does not convey the concept of the song titles as much as it does when it is seen in print.