--- title: "14 Stranger Said Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 14 Stranger Said quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Stranger Said sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/malcolm-muggeridge-2370_stranger_never-forget-a-stranger-said-to-me-once_1792520.png" --- > [“Never forget," a Stranger said to me once in the lobby of the Midland Hotel in Manchester, "that only dead fish swim…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-muggeridge/never-forget-a-stranger-said-to-me-once-in-the-lobby-of-the-midland/) [Malcolm Muggeridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-muggeridge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/malcolm-muggeridge-2370_stranger_never-forget-a-stranger-said-to-me-once_1792520.png) > [I'm not a stranger," I said, and pointed to his book. "I'm someone who reads the same authors you do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-not-a-stranger-i-said-and-pointed-to-his-book-i-m-someone-who/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d8/anonymous-1_book_i-m-not-a-stranger-i-said-and-pointed-to_1991078.jpg) > [“Don't take in no strangers while I'm gone. She sighed deeply. They ain't a soul in this world but what is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cormac-mccarthy/don-t-take-in-no-strangers-while-i-m-gone-she-sighed-deeply-they-ain/) [Cormac McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cormac-mccarthy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/cormac-mccarthy-181_sadness_don-t-take-in-no-strangers-while-i-m-gon_2042018.jpg) > [She said, I've never kissed a stranger. I said, I've never kissed a angel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cris-cab/she-said-i-ve-never-kissed-a-stranger-i-said-i-ve-never-kissed-a-angel/) [Cris Cab](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cris-cab/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f7/cris-cab-229480_angel_she-said-i-ve-never-kissed-a-stranger-i_59111.jpg) > [I don't feel it's my job anymore to be nice. In the beginning, if a stranger said, 'your movie was great', I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlize-theron/i-don-t-feel-it-s-my-job-anymore-to-be-nice-in-the-beginning-if-a/) [Charlize Theron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlize-theron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1eb/charlize-theron-1430_movie_i-don-t-feel-it-s-my-job-anymore-to-be-n_1320321.jpg) > [“I understand right enough,” the stranger said slowly. “I just wanted to make sure you did. You had the greatest gift of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-van-doren-stern/i-understand-right-enough-the-stranger-said-slowly-i-just-wanted-to/) [Philip Van Doren Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-van-doren-stern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/philip-van-doren-stern-46357_greatest-gift_i-understand-right-enough-the-stranger-s_1002530.jpg) > [“Wouldn’t do what?” George asked sullenly. “What you were thinking of doing.” “How do you know what I was thinking?” “Oh, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-van-doren-stern/wouldn-t-do-what-george-asked-sullenly-what-you-were-thinking-of/) [Philip Van Doren Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-van-doren-stern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bb/philip-van-doren-stern-46357_business_wouldn-t-do-what-george-asked-sullenly-w_3058830.jpg) > [“Lincoln was drifting in and out of consciousness. He took shallow breaths and his lips were blue. Connecting with him had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shirvington/lincoln-was-drifting-in-and-out-of-consciousness-he-took-shallow/) [Jessica Shirvington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shirvington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/jessica-shirvington-6677_dreams_lincoln-was-drifting-in-and-out-of-consc_2132691.jpg) > [“Our heroes have arrived, then," the stranger said, his voice a soft, bubbly murmur. "Excuse me?" Poison queries. The odd creature put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-wooding/our-heroes-have-arrived-then-the-stranger-said-his-voice-a-soft/) [Chris Wooding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-wooding/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffa/chris-wooding-18672_fantasy_our-heroes-have-arrived-then-the-strange_1260300.jpg) > [“Cal!' Beverly called out over the crowd... But Cal looked back at her as if it were some weird coincidence that his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-patchett/cal-beverly-called-out-over-the-crowd-but-cal-looked-back-at-her-as/) [Ann Patchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-patchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/ann-patchett-670_quote_cal-beverly-called-out-over-the-crowd-bu_2194082.jpg) > [“Tell him - tell him he's very welcome. Tell him breakfast is - uh - one gold piece'. For a moment Broadman's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/tell-him-tell-him-he-s-very-welcome-tell-him-breakfast-is-uh-one-gold/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbe/terry-pratchett-19_internal-struggle_tell-him-tell-him-he-s-very-welcome-tell_2376960.jpg) > [“The words kept landing like punches, dazing Adam, sapping his resistance, leaving him shaken and confused and ready to take a standing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-coben/the-words-kept-landing-like-punches-dazing-adam-sapping-his/) [Harlan Coben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-coben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2a/harlan-coben-847_stranger-said_the-words-kept-landing-like-punches-dazi_89083.jpg) > [“He greeted me in his usual attire - pajama pants. "Hey stranger!" he said, hugging me for a few long seconds. "I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/inna-swinton/he-greeted-me-in-his-usual-attire-pajama-pants-hey-stranger-he-said/) [Inna Swinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/inna-swinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/inna-swinton-70584_american-dream_he-greeted-me-in-his-usual-attire-pajama_571257.jpg) > [“Look around you,” the stranger said. “Can’t you see that we are living amongst the ruins of our civilisation?” The words seemed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-samuels/look-around-you-the-stranger-said-can-t-you-see-that-we-are-living/) [Mark Samuels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-samuels/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e2/mark-samuels-58116_attention-span_look-around-you-the-stranger-said-can-t_379601.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stranger-said/#itemlist", "name": "Stranger Said Quotes", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Never forget,\" a Stranger said to me once in the lobby of the Midland Hotel in Manchester, \"that only dead fish swim with the stream.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Malcolm Muggeridge" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-muggeridge/never-forget-a-stranger-said-to-me-once-in-the-lobby-of-the-midland/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/malcolm-muggeridge-2370_stranger_never-forget-a-stranger-said-to-me-once_1792520.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/malcolm-muggeridge-2370_stranger_never-forget-a-stranger-said-to-me-once_1792520.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/malcolm-muggeridge-2370_stranger_never-forget-a-stranger-said-to-me-once_1792520.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Never forget,\" a Stranger said to me once in the lobby of the Midland Hotel in Manchester, \"that only dead…” — Malcolm Muggeridge", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not a stranger,\" I said, and pointed to his book. \"I'm someone who reads the same authors you do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-not-a-stranger-i-said-and-pointed-to-his-book-i-m-someone-who/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d8/anonymous-1_book_i-m-not-a-stranger-i-said-and-pointed-to_1991078.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d8/anonymous-1_book_i-m-not-a-stranger-i-said-and-pointed-to_1991078.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d8/anonymous-1_book_i-m-not-a-stranger-i-said-and-pointed-to_1991078.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm not a stranger,\" I said, and pointed to his book. \"I'm someone who reads the same authors you do.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Don't take in no strangers while I'm gone. 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He took shallow breaths and his lips were blue. Connecting with him had been something that I had ben trying very hard not to do of late. How could I open myself to him? My mind drifted to the dream I'd had, to the stranger who said he was me. Was he my angel maker? With all I now knew, it seemed more plausible that the dream had really meant something. I remembered the painting, the colors. And I remembered the question: What are we to become? 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Can I get you some rose\" I nodded, overwhelmingly relieved to be with another human being - even if he was really a wolf in grandma's clothing. Or was he just a wolf in wolf's clothing? After all, he wore pajamas... Hmmm. I contemplated all this as he poured me a glass of wine. \"Mind if I smoke?\" he asked as he lit up a joint and motioned me over to the sleek brown couch. Italian, of course. Through the three windows that faced south, north, and west, I saw the Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island, where I had paid to have my parents' names inscribed in the immigrant wall of honor. 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