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title: "5 Like Ventriloquist Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [In nearly everything I write, I am like a ventriloquist, throwing my voice into my characters, animating them by the slightest twitch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-lock/in-nearly-everything-i-write-i-am-like-a-ventriloquist-throwing-my/)

[Norman Lock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-lock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97c/norman-lock-21222_alarms_in-nearly-everything-i-write-i-am-like-a_197954.jpg)

> [It's true, you can never eat a pet you name. And anyway, it would be like a ventriloquist eating his dummy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-theroux/it-s-true-you-can-never-eat-a-pet-you-name-and-anyway-it-would-be/)

[Alexander Theroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-theroux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/alexander-theroux-14881_dummy_it-s-true-you-can-never-eat-a-pet-you-na_1085206.png)

> [“I’m like a ventriloquist chasing his own voice. I can whisper and shout at the same time, and this is the closest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-m-like-a-ventriloquist-chasing-his-own-voice-i-can-whisper-and/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d12/jarod-kintz-2_love_i-m-like-a-ventriloquist-chasing-his-own_1098431.jpg)

> [“Walking on the beach like a ventriloquist, I’ll make it sound like the ocean is calling out to you—through a conch shell.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/walking-on-the-beach-like-a-ventriloquist-i-ll-make-it-sound-like-the/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe6/jarod-kintz-2_ocean_walking-on-the-beach-like-a-ventriloquis_1344644.jpg)

> [With every step I took away from her, the movement at my heart and between my legs grew more defined: I felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-waters/with-every-step-i-took-away-from-her-the-movement-at-my-heart-and/)

[Sarah Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-waters/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd0/sarah-waters-2758_dolls_with-every-step-i-took-away-from-her-the_3140021.jpg)

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