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title: "4 Half Tell Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Half Tell quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Half Tell sayings and thoughts."
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> [“keep half and tell him to spend the five bucks on toilet paper, because he’s full of shit.” The”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurann-dohner/keep-half-and-tell-him-to-spend-the-five-bucks-on-toilet-paper/)

[Laurann Dohner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurann-dohner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f1/laurann-dohner-10126_toilet_keep-half-and-tell-him-to-spend-the-five_330863.jpg)

> [“A high school teacher once told me that identity is half what we tell ourselves and half what we tell other people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-valenti/a-high-school-teacher-once-told-me-that-identity-is-half-what-we-tell/)

[Jessica Valenti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-valenti/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/jessica-valenti-1960_high-school_a-high-school-teacher-once-told-me-that_440595.png)

> [For the first half of your life, people tell you what you should do; for the second half, they tell you what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-needham/for-the-first-half-of-your-life-people-tell-you-what-you-should-do/)

[Richard J. Needham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-needham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/richard-j-needham-27999_done_for-the-first-half-of-your-life-people-t_1362027.png)

> [“Certainly, I want to capture the reader's attention from the beginning and hold it until the end: that is half the purpose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-abbey/certainly-i-want-to-capture-the-reader-s-attention-from-the-beginning/)

[Edward Abbey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-abbey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b0/edward-abbey-254_art_certainly-i-want-to-capture-the-reader-s_2768678.png)

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