--- title: "11 Knew Thinking Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Knew Thinking quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Knew Thinking sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/shirley-maclaine-1977_canadian_my-mother-was-canadian-so-you-never-knew_2736653.jpg" --- > [My mother was Canadian, so you never knew what she was thinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/my-mother-was-canadian-so-you-never-knew-what-she-was-thinking/) [Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/shirley-maclaine-1977_canadian_my-mother-was-canadian-so-you-never-knew_2736653.jpg) > [ “If I knew what I was thinking \[...\] I would never have become a writer.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelie-nothomb/if-i-knew-what-i-was-thinking-i-would-never-have-become-a-writer/) [Amélie Nothomb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelie-nothomb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/amelie-nothomb-1581_knew_if-i-knew-what-i-was-thinking-i-would-ne_267765.jpg) > [“I knew what he was thinking. Thanks to Mickey, I had been elevated from child-who-can’t-learn-to-swim to child genius. The”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/i-knew-what-he-was-thinking-thanks-to-mickey-i-had-been-elevated-from/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dad/firoozeh-dumas-15576_children_i-knew-what-he-was-thinking-thanks-to-mi_2894968.jpg) > [“I laugh, because he knew what I was thinking, and very few people ever know what I'm thinking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lois-lowry/i-laugh-because-he-knew-what-i-was-thinking-and-very-few-people-ever/) [Lois Lowry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lois-lowry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/163/lois-lowry-978_bestfriend_i-laugh-because-he-knew-what-i-was-think_604006.png) > [“And then it was all so simple and natural. As if they both knew what to do without thinking-as if they'd always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-j-smith/and-then-it-was-all-so-simple-and-natural-as-if-they-both-knew-what/) [L.J. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-j-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/l-j-smith-962_knew_and-then-it-was-all-so-simple-and-natura_833348.png) > [“She saw in his eyes that he knew she was thinking about him. She liked the fact that he knew it, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/she-saw-in-his-eyes-that-he-knew-she-was-thinking-about-him-she-liked/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2c/nicholas-sparks-93_quote_she-saw-in-his-eyes-that-he-knew-she-was_2000604.jpg) > [“She knew what he was thinking: if she was asking questions like these, she was trying to understand. Trying to forgive him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/she-knew-what-he-was-thinking-if-she-was-asking-questions-like-these/) [Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d8/chris-pavone-3124_asking-questions_she-knew-what-he-was-thinking-if-she-was_1130511.jpg) > [“He knew what I was thinking,” the boy said to himself. The old man, meanwhile, was leafing through the book, without seeming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/he-knew-what-i-was-thinking-the-boy-said-to-himself-the-old-man/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95a/paulo-coelho-10_books_he-knew-what-i-was-thinking-the-boy-said_2613429.jpg) > [“After some time spent with me, people start saying: "It's as if you knew what I was thinking". They never consider this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-sacredfire/after-some-time-spent-with-me-people-start-saying-it-s-as-if-you-knew/) [Robin Sacredfire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-sacredfire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0f/robin-sacredfire-1159_saying_after-some-time-spent-with-me-people-sta_2584368.jpg) > [“Of course,' I said, 'you know her so much better than I ever did.' In some ways,' he said gloomily, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-greene/of-course-i-said-you-know-her-so-much-better-than-i-ever-did-in-some/) [Graham Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/graham-greene-441_knew_of-course-i-said-you-know-her-so-much-be_2943657.jpg) > [“It ain’t what you think, m’lady,” Samuel hastened to say. “I would have retuned the purse before the carriage drove off, truly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/it-ain-t-what-you-think-m-lady-samuel-hastened-to-say-i-would-have/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/011/sabrina-jeffries-1064_dreams_it-ain-t-what-you-think-m-lady-samuel-ha_1399778.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knew-thinking/#itemlist", "name": "Knew Thinking Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My mother was Canadian, so you never knew what she was thinking.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shirley MacLaine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/my-mother-was-canadian-so-you-never-knew-what-she-was-thinking/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/shirley-maclaine-1977_canadian_my-mother-was-canadian-so-you-never-knew_2736653.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/shirley-maclaine-1977_canadian_my-mother-was-canadian-so-you-never-knew_2736653.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d83/shirley-maclaine-1977_canadian_my-mother-was-canadian-so-you-never-knew_2736653.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My mother was Canadian, so you never knew what she was thinking.” — Shirley MacLaine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If I knew what I was thinking [...] I would never have become a writer.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Amélie Nothomb" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelie-nothomb/if-i-knew-what-i-was-thinking-i-would-never-have-become-a-writer/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/amelie-nothomb-1581_knew_if-i-knew-what-i-was-thinking-i-would-ne_267765.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/amelie-nothomb-1581_knew_if-i-knew-what-i-was-thinking-i-would-ne_267765.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/amelie-nothomb-1581_knew_if-i-knew-what-i-was-thinking-i-would-ne_267765.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I knew what I was thinking [...] I would never have become a writer.” — Amélie Nothomb", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I knew what he was thinking. 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