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title: "5 Observing Things Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [I have always thought that by observing things with a great deal of attention you eventually wrest some of their secrets from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julien-green/i-have-always-thought-that-by-observing-things-with-a-great-deal-of/)

[Julien Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julien-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/julien-green-13685_attention_i-have-always-thought-that-by-observing_112718.jpg)

> [We have forgotten to observe. Instead of observing, we do things according to patterns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/we-have-forgotten-to-observe-instead-of-observing-we-do-things/)

[Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a47/andrei-tarkovsky-3522_forgotten_we-have-forgotten-to-observe-instead-of_901573.jpg)

> [I've always found that I personally love to observe things, and I'm good at observing things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-johnson/i-ve-always-found-that-i-personally-love-to-observe-things-and-i-m/)

[Jamie Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/jamie-johnson-22810_always_i-ve-always-found-that-i-personally-love_1487190.jpg)

> [I love the line of Flaubert about observing things very intensely. I think our duty as writers begins not with our own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-oliver/i-love-the-line-of-flaubert-about-observing-things-very-intensely-i/)

[Mary Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-oliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcf/mary-oliver-570_duty_i-love-the-line-of-flaubert-about-observ_2294296.jpg)

> [“Given that you desire to change things in your life much bigger than particles, how long do you maintain your observation and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilchi-lee/given-that-you-desire-to-change-things-in-your-life-much-bigger-than/)

[Ilchi Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilchi-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/005/ilchi-lee-1445_change-things_given-that-you-desire-to-change-things-i_3042077.png)

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