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title: "10 Paper People Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Paper People quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Paper People sayings and thoughts."
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> [It's really surprising that what you put on paper, people will believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaske-spencer/it-s-really-surprising-that-what-you-put-on-paper-people-will-believe/)

[Chaske Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaske-spencer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/223/chaske-spencer-24286_believe_it-s-really-surprising-that-what-you-put_1524386.jpg)

> [“I could write paper people and I would love them too; I could make them almost real.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ally-condie/i-could-write-paper-people-and-i-would-love-them-too-i-could-make/)

[Ally Condie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ally-condie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf0/ally-condie-434_creation_i-could-write-paper-people-and-i-would-l_2293022.jpg)

> [All those paper people living in their paper houses, burning the future to stay warm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/all-those-paper-people-living-in-their-paper-houses-burning-the-2/)

[John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/536/john-green-12_burning_all-those-paper-people-living-in-their-p_1161288.jpg)

> [Choose a checked or striped wall paper. People will be halfway home before they are able to focus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phyllis-diller/choose-a-checked-or-striped-wall-paper-people-will-be-halfway-home/)

[Phyllis Diller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phyllis-diller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb0/phyllis-diller-1622_able_choose-a-checked-or-striped-wall-paper-p_2700112.png)

> [“I could write stories; I could hide from the world and make my own instead of trying to change it or live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ally-condie/i-could-write-stories-i-could-hide-from-the-world-and-make-my-own/)

[Ally Condie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ally-condie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39e/ally-condie-434_trying-to-change_i-could-write-stories-i-could-hide-from_449978.jpg)

> [“A blanket could be used like a giant piece of paper. Most people just want to cum on it, but occasionally someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/a-blanket-could-be-used-like-a-giant-piece-of-paper-most-people-just/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/jarod-kintz-2_blanket_a-blanket-could-be-used-like-a-giant-pie_400397.jpg)

> [We live in such a celebrity-driven culture, but all those people have to go buy toilet paper, and all those people have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbi-jacobson/we-live-in-such-a-celebrity-driven-culture-but-all-those-people-have/)

[Abbi Jacobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbi-jacobson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/abbi-jacobson-10659_celebrity_we-live-in-such-a-celebrity-driven-cultu_706241.jpg)

> [“All those paper people living in their paper houses, burning the future to stay warm. All the paper kids drinking beer some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/all-those-paper-people-living-in-their-paper-houses-burning-the/)

[John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/119/john-green-12_drinking-beer_all-those-paper-people-living-in-their-p_728081.jpg)

> [“Here's what's not beautiful about it: from here, you can't see the rust or the cracked paint or whatever, but you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/here-s-what-s-not-beautiful-about-it-from-here-you-can-t-see-the-rust-2/)

[John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/john-green-12_drinking-beer_here-s-what-s-not-beautiful-about-it-fro_1128391.jpg)

> [“It's a paper town. I mean look at it, Q: look at all the cul-de-sacs, those streets that turn in on themselves,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/it-s-a-paper-town-i-mean-look-at-it-q-look-at-all-the-cul-de-sacs/)

[John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/john-green-12_drinking-beer_it-s-a-paper-town-i-mean-look-at-it-q-lo_707528.jpg)

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