In our hearts, we know this is not true even though it may be a useful attitude to take when insulted by others. Unless you've been a victim of violent crime or of a major illness or something else catastrophic, your deepest pains have probably come from hurtful words. One Hebrew term for words is devarim which also means things.
Words are things.
The first book of the Bible, Genesis, says that God created the world through words. Let there be light and there was light. Human beings also create through words. Novels move us because the author's use of words captures our heart and mind, causing us to feel emotions such as anger, surprise and delight. That Hurt, Words That Heal.