--- title: "2 Stranger Said Quotes By Philip Van Doren Stern" description: "2 Stranger Said quotes by Philip Van Doren Stern. Plus more from Philip Van Doren Stern and more Stranger Said sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/philip-van-doren-stern-46357_greatest-gift_i-understand-right-enough-the-stranger-s_1002530.jpg" --- > [“I understand right enough,” the stranger said slowly. “I just wanted to make sure you did. You had the greatest gift of all conferred upon you—the gift of life, of being a part of this world and taking a part…](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 make it our business to know a lot of things,” the stranger said easily. George wondered what the…](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) ## More by Philip Van Doren Stern > [“I understand right enough,” the stranger said slowly. “I just wanted to make sure you did. You had the greatest gift of all conferred…](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/) > [“He described the theme in this way: “It’s a Wonderful Life sums up my philosophy of film making. First, to exalt the worth of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-van-doren-stern/he-described-the-theme-in-this-way-it-s-a-wonderful-life-sums-up-my/) [Philip Van Doren Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-van-doren-stern/) > [“Jimmy Stewart wrote to my father on December 31, 1946, “More important than anything, thank you for giving us that idea, which I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-van-doren-stern/jimmy-stewart-wrote-to-my-father-on-december-31-1946-more-important/) [Philip Van Doren Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-van-doren-stern/) > [“In the early summer of 1846 he moved his family to a cottage in Fordham, which was then far out in the country. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-van-doren-stern/in-the-early-summer-of-1846-he-moved-his-family-to-a-cottage-in/) [Philip Van Doren Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-van-doren-stern/) > [“I want to live again. I want to live again. I want to live again. Please God, let me live again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-van-doren-stern/i-want-to-live-again-i-want-to-live-again-i-want-to-live-again-please/) [Philip Van Doren Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-van-doren-stern/) > [“My father, Philip Van Doren Stern, was shaving on Saturday morning, February 12, 1938, while he explored the idea for the story The Greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-van-doren-stern/my-father-philip-van-doren-stern-was-shaving-on-saturday-morning/) [Philip Van Doren Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-van-doren-stern/) > [“By this time, I had become fond of the story that nobody wanted. I revised it again and had 200 twenty-four-page pamphlets printed at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-van-doren-stern/by-this-time-i-had-become-fond-of-the-story-that-nobody-wanted-i/) [Philip Van Doren Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-van-doren-stern/) > [“Wouldn’t do what?” George asked sullenly. “What you were thinking of doing.” “How do you know what I was thinking?” “Oh, we make it…](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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stranger-said/philip-van-doren-stern/#itemlist", "name": "2 Stranger Said Quotes By Philip Van Doren Stern", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I understand right enough,” the stranger said slowly. “I just wanted to make sure you did. 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