As long as I didn't say it aloud, it wasn't real

I couldn't tell her. I couldn't tell anyone. As long as I didn't say it aloud, it wasn't real.

— Sarah Dessen

You don't have to see through the eyes of others, hold onto yours, stand on your own judgment, you know that what is, is–say…

— Ayn Rand

It is good to say it aloud: 'Nothing has happened.' Once again: 'Nothing has happened.' Does that help?"

— Rainer Maria Rilke

“When I am all alone, I often, very often, say your name aloud…”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

In this country you can say aloud or publish just about anything you like.

— William Greider

“Don’t tell me with your eyes. Don’t scream it out with your heart. Just once say it aloud.”

— Park So Hee

“I don’t need to say aloud what I know you also are beginning to understand, wee one.”

— Kristen Ashley

“We all have goals and dreams. Say them aloud to yourself; if they don’t sound slightly impossible then they aren’t set high enough.”

— Noel DeJesus

“Again, I was speechless. What do you do when you finally hear everything you've always thought said aloud?”

— Sarah Dessen

What do you do when you finally hear everything you've always thought said aloud?

— Sarah Dessen

I wouldn't keep him around long if I didn't feed him well.

— Julia Child

“It was useful to have a reputation, so long as it didn't crush you.”

— Brandon Sanderson

You might not be riding high on a great show for as long because you didn't have people to share the joy with.

— Aoife O'Donovan

“But what was I supposed to do when the course I'd set myself on for so long didn't seem like the right one anymore?”

— Monica Alexander

“tl;dr means “Too long; didn’t read,” and apparently existed as editor shorthand before popularization on the Internet.”

— Kenneth Reitz