--- title: "7 Said Tree Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Said Tree quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Said Tree sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a35/tui-t-sutherland-8926_dragons_there-s-a-tree-starflight-said-jumping-t_397817.jpg" --- > [“There's a tree," Starflight said, jumping to his feet. "In the forest." "No way ," Glory said. "A tree in the forest ?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tui-t-sutherland/there-s-a-tree-starflight-said-jumping-to-his-feet-in-the-forest-no/) [Tui T. Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tui-t-sutherland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a35/tui-t-sutherland-8926_dragons_there-s-a-tree-starflight-said-jumping-t_397817.jpg) > [“The Tree and the Reed "Well, little one," said a Tree to a Reed that was growing at its foot, "why do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aesop/the-tree-and-the-reed-well-little-one-said-a-tree-to-a-reed-that-was/) [Aesop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aesop/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/aesop-1073_trees_the-tree-and-the-reed-well-little-one-sa_702892.jpg) > [“This young woman knew that she would die in the next few days. But when I talked to her she was cheerful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/this-young-woman-knew-that-she-would-die-in-the-next-few-days-but/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/512/viktor-e-frankl-668_eternal-life_this-young-woman-knew-that-she-would-die_1344918.jpg) > [“As we walked back to the car, Johnny said, "A tree's one thing, but it's a big deal when you point a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcewan/as-we-walked-back-to-the-car-johnny-said-a-tree-s-one-thing-but-it-s/) [Ian McEwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcewan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95a/ian-mcewan-494_big-deal_as-we-walked-back-to-the-car-johnny-said_1415783.png) > [“As we think about the next 50 years, I remember a story President Kennedy told a week before he was killed. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newton-n-minnow/as-we-think-about-the-next-50-years-i-remember-a-story-president/) [Newton N. Minnow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newton-n-minnow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/newton-n-minnow-97302_gardening_as-we-think-about-the-next-50-years-i-re_2171264.jpg) > [“And after a long time the boy came back again. "I am sorry, Boy," said the tree, "but I have nothing left…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shel-silverstein/and-after-a-long-time-the-boy-came-back-again-i-am-sorry-boy-said-the/) [Shel Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shel-silverstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f28/shel-silverstein-1914_long-time_and-after-a-long-time-the-boy-came-back_2990235.jpg) > [“I had a dream about you last night... you sat in a cardboard box and said you were a tree.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-mckay/i-had-a-dream-about-you-last-night-you-sat-in-a-cardboard-box-and/) [Nicole McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f72/nicole-mckay-18676_dream_i-had-a-dream-about-you-last-night-you-s_3023182.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said-tree/#itemlist", "name": "Said Tree Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There's a tree,\" Starflight said, jumping to his feet. \"In the forest.\" \"No way ,\" Glory said. \"A tree in the forest ?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tui T. 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