Across literary genres and eras, the word "saying" functions as a versatile narrative tool that bridges dialogue and description. In many texts it introduces or summarizes spoken words: for instance, it marks a character’s direct speech with immediacy and nuance, as seen when Dickens uses it to characterize Mr. Kenge’s hesitant description ([1]) or when the Bible repeatedly employs it to signal divine commands ([2], [3], [4]). Authors also use "saying" to inject commentary or clarify meaning—whether to indicate a casual aside as in Casanova’s narrative ([5], [6]), or to add layers of rhetorical emphasis, as with the idiomatic observations in Aesop’s fables ([7]) and Kipling’s musings ([8], [9]). Thus, from dialogue attribution to reflective storytelling, "saying" enriches the text by marking shifts in voice and perspective while simultaneously inviting readers to discern the subtleties between what is spoken and what is inferred.