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title: "8 Long Said Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Long Said quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Long Said sayings and thoughts."
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> [It doesn't matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackson-pollock/it-doesn-t-matter-how-the-paint-is-put-on-as-long-as-something-is-said/)

[Jackson Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackson-pollock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/jackson-pollock-8264_long_it-doesn-t-matter-how-the-paint-is-put-o_699504.jpg)

> [However, it has long been said that "my enemy's enemy is my friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-grahame-smith/however-it-has-long-been-said-that-my-enemy-s-enemy-is-my-friend/)

[Seth Grahame-Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-grahame-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f32/seth-grahame-smith-2321_enemy_however-it-has-long-been-said-that-my-en_995211.png)

> [“It won't snow on us," I told my hiking companions, "because I lead a good and virtuous life." "We're dead," Dave Long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cahill/it-won-t-snow-on-us-i-told-my-hiking-companions-because-i-lead-a-good/)

[Tim Cahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cahill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d9/tim-cahill-10465_hiking_it-won-t-snow-on-us-i-told-my-hiking-com_2249508.jpg)

> [“You will go mad before long, said a voice in her mind, and put all in danger. Her”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helene-wecker/you-will-go-mad-before-long-said-a-voice-in-her-mind-and-put-all-in/)

[Helene Wecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helene-wecker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caa/helene-wecker-14200_danger_you-will-go-mad-before-long-said-a-voice_2272529.jpg)

> [“Well, boys," Long Bill said. "I guess here's where I quit rangering. It's rare sport, but it ain't quite safe.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-mcmurtry/well-boys-long-bill-said-i-guess-here-s-where-i-quit-rangering-it-s/)

[Larry McMurtry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-mcmurtry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/larry-mcmurtry-2540_long_well-boys-long-bill-said-i-guess-here-s_2283459.jpg)

> [“Stop crying to the ocean, stop crying over me. Stop worrying over nothing, stop worrying over me. So it's been so long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tegan-quin/stop-crying-to-the-ocean-stop-crying-over-me-stop-worrying-over/)

[Tegan Quin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tegan-quin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ad/tegan-quin-4588_love_stop-crying-to-the-ocean-stop-crying-ove_2560572.jpg)

> [Guys have no idea how long something they said can stay in a girl's mind...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/guys-have-no-idea-how-long-something-they-said-can-stay-in-a-girl-s-2/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/anonymous-1_girl_guys-have-no-idea-how-long-something-the_2673356.jpg)

> [“It's been so long since someone said my name that way, like it was a revelation and not a threat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/it-s-been-so-long-since-someone-said-my-name-that-way-like-it-was-a/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/veronica-roth-66_divergent_it-s-been-so-long-since-someone-said-my_2947838.png)

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