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title: "8 Tell Alive Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Tell Alive quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Tell Alive sayings and thoughts."
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> [“To be alive today is to have a story to tell. To be alive is precisely to be the hero, the center…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-mendelsohn/to-be-alive-today-is-to-have-a-story-to-tell-to-be-alive-is-precisely/)

[Daniel Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-mendelsohn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d40/daniel-mendelsohn-21084_alive_to-be-alive-today-is-to-have-a-story-to_127723.jpg)

> [“I'm not sure I should tell you. Not while you're alive, at least. Some things are better left for after death." (Mac)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-thornton/i-m-not-sure-i-should-tell-you-not-while-you-re-alive-at-least-some/)

[Marshall Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-thornton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f69/marshall-thornton-2247_death_i-m-not-sure-i-should-tell-you-not-while_190081.jpg)

> [“Just tell me she’s alive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-daniels/just-tell-me-she-s-alive/)

[B.J. Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-daniels/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/082/b-j-daniels-22509_western-romantic-sus_just-tell-me-she-s-alive-1717958_1717958.jpg)

> [“Tell me how it's being alive if you can't stop for one freaking second and care about someone?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-redisch-stampler/tell-me-how-it-s-being-alive-if-you-can-t-stop-for-one-freaking/)

[Ann Redisch Stampler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-redisch-stampler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/040/ann-redisch-stampler-57041_quote_tell-me-how-it-s-being-alive-if-you-can_1865571.jpg)

> [“How do you tell if someone is alive? You check for breathing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markus-zusak/how-do-you-tell-if-someone-is-alive-you-check-for-breathing/)

[Markus Zusak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markus-zusak/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/724/markus-zusak-165_alive_how-do-you-tell-if-someone-is-alive-you_2165778.png)

> [I don't need anybody to tell me how to be alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/klaus-kinski/i-don-t-need-anybody-to-tell-me-how-to-be-alive/)

[Klaus Kinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/klaus-kinski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/728/klaus-kinski-13327_alive_i-don-t-need-anybody-to-tell-me-how-to-b_2382212.jpg)

> [Every now and then I know it's kinda hard to tell, but I'm still alive and well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-winter/every-now-and-then-i-know-it-s-kinda-hard-to-tell-but-i-m-still-alive/)

[Johnny Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-winter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/665/johnny-winter-20045_alive_every-now-and-then-i-know-it-s-kinda-har_2619367.jpg)

> [“It happens in a flash, life does. Only the ever-deepening lines on my face tell me that I have been alive for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duff-mckagan/it-happens-in-a-flash-life-does-only-the-ever-deepening-lines-on-my/)

[Duff McKagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duff-mckagan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/duff-mckagan-2740_life_it-happens-in-a-flash-life-does-only-the_3087488.jpg)

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