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title: "8 Desire Talk Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Desire Talk quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Desire Talk sayings and thoughts."
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> [Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-w-howe/many-people-would-be-more-truthful-were-it-not-for-their/)

[E. W. Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-w-howe/)

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> [“Don’t mistake your desire to talk for their readiness to listen. Far more important”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-martin/don-t-mistake-your-desire-to-talk-for-their-readiness-to-listen-far/)

[William Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-martin/)

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> [“The intense desire to talk with someone, sharp as any pain; this was what people meant when they talked about love. Or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-stanley-robinson/the-intense-desire-to-talk-with-someone-sharp-as-any-pain-this-was/)

[Kim Stanley Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-stanley-robinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/315/kim-stanley-robinson-2148_desire_the-intense-desire-to-talk-with-someone_818280.png)

> [I have no desire to ever talk to Sean Penn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trey-parker/i-have-no-desire-to-ever-talk-to-sean-penn/)

[Trey Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trey-parker/)

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> [I do think that people have a desire to talk about issues they may have wanted to avoid before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasheer-zamata/i-do-think-that-people-have-a-desire-to-talk-about-issues-they-may/)

[Sasheer Zamata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasheer-zamata/)

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> [There are a lot of talkers in the world. There are a lot of people who know what’s right and what’s powerful,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-robbins/there-are-a-lot-of-talkers-in-the-world-there-are-a-lot-of-people-who/)

[Tony Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-robbins/)

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> [“Find girl?” He had lost his desire to talk, but the intensity of his emotions drove the words forth. “What did he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-wolfe/find-girl-he-had-lost-his-desire-to-talk-but-the-intensity-of-his/)

[Gene Wolfe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-wolfe/)

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> [There's no replacement for having a burning desire to talk about something: 'I know this and other people need to know!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-conover/there-s-no-replacement-for-having-a-burning-desire-to-talk-about/)

[Adam Conover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-conover/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e5/adam-conover-6921_burning-desire_there-s-no-replacement-for-having-a-burn_2721939.jpg)

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