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title: "10 Longer Lived Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Longer Lived quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Longer Lived sayings and thoughts."
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> [“...the longer she had lived away, the more she realized that nowhere became home… though everywhere had.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-ornbratt/the-longer-she-had-lived-away-the-more-she-realized-that-nowhere/)

[Susan Örnbratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-ornbratt/)

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> [The longer I lived overseas, the more I appreciated being from South Africa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/the-longer-i-lived-overseas-the-more-i-appreciated-being-from-south/)

[St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/st-lucia-2349_africa_the-longer-i-lived-overseas-the-more-i-a_3204860.jpg)

> [“the longer he lived on Urras, the less real it became to him. It seemed”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/the-longer-he-lived-on-urras-the-less-real-it-became-to-him-it-seemed/)

[Ursula K. Le Guin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-k-le-guin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/ursula-k-le-guin-138_longer_the-longer-he-lived-on-urras-the-less-re_2621281.jpg)

> [Tis said that persons living on annuities Are longer lived than others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-byron/tis-said-that-persons-living-on-annuities-are-longer-lived-than-others/)

[Lord Byron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-byron/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de0/lord-byron-356_living-on_tis-said-that-persons-living-on-annuitie_1543144.jpg)

> [“The longer he lived, the more Tyrion realized that nothing was simple and little was true.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/the-longer-he-lived-the-more-tyrion-realized-that-nothing-was-simple/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17a/george-r-r-martin-48_bran_the-longer-he-lived-the-more-tyrion-real_73043.png)

> [As an actor, I'm more interested in characters the longer I have lived with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sparks/as-an-actor-i-m-more-interested-in-characters-the-longer-i-have-lived/)

[Paul Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sparks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/paul-sparks-26224_actor_as-an-actor-i-m-more-interested-in-chara_2710245.jpg)

> [“As for Thomas, the longer he lived, the less he cared for the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-bowen/as-for-thomas-the-longer-he-lived-the-less-he-cared-for-the-world/)

[Elizabeth Bowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-bowen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f6/elizabeth-bowen-1197_thomas_as-for-thomas-the-longer-he-lived-the-le_395927.png)

> [The longer we lived with it the more we wanted something less about process and more about life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-abell/the-longer-we-lived-with-it-the-more-we-wanted-something-less-about/)

[Sam Abell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-abell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/366/sam-abell-7768_life_the-longer-we-lived-with-it-the-more-we_596397.png)

> [The longer I lived, the longer it would be until I saw him alive again, until I could taste his new lips…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsie-shakespeare/the-longer-i-lived-the-longer-it-would-be-until-i-saw-him-alive-again/)

[Chelsie Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsie-shakespeare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/chelsie-shakespeare-37079_death_the-longer-i-lived-the-longer-it-would-b_992536.jpg)

> [“The trouble with living alone, she had discovered-and the reason why most people she knew didn't like to be alone even for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/the-trouble-with-living-alone-she-had-discovered-and-the-reason-why/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d86/stephen-king-13_alone_the-trouble-with-living-alone-she-had-di_1970026.jpg)

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