--- title: "1 Tell Cave Quotes By Eleanor Estes" description: "1 Tell Cave quotes by Eleanor Estes. Plus more from Eleanor Estes and more Tell Cave sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d2/eleanor-estes-58873_barbed-wire_this-is-not-the-real-cave-is-it-asked-ra_2842889.jpg" --- > [“This is not the real cave, is it?" asked Rachel. "Can't be," said Jerry. "Must be," said Dick. "Sign says so." What a cave! Iron fencing all around it, a sign saying to keep out, even barbed wire along the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleanor-estes/this-is-not-the-real-cave-is-it-asked-rachel-can-t-be-said-jerry-must/) [Eleanor Estes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleanor-estes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d2/eleanor-estes-58873_barbed-wire_this-is-not-the-real-cave-is-it-asked-ra_2842889.jpg) ## More by Eleanor Estes > [“Ginger's eyes had always been beautiful, gay, sparkling, laughing, and intelligent. Now they were even more beautiful for there were sadness and pleading, an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleanor-estes/ginger-s-eyes-had-always-been-beautiful-gay-sparkling-laughing-and/) [Eleanor Estes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleanor-estes/) > [“After a long, long time she reached an important conclusion. She was never going to stand by and say nothing again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleanor-estes/after-a-long-long-time-she-reached-an-important-conclusion-she-was/) [Eleanor Estes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleanor-estes/) > [“Ginger twitched his ears and the loose skin on his back and legs to let Jerry know he was here and he was happy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleanor-estes/ginger-twitched-his-ears-and-the-loose-skin-on-his-back-and-legs-to/) [Eleanor Estes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleanor-estes/) > [“This is not the real cave, is it?" asked Rachel. "Can't be," said Jerry. "Must be," said Dick. "Sign says so." What a cave!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleanor-estes/this-is-not-the-real-cave-is-it-asked-rachel-can-t-be-said-jerry-must/) [Eleanor Estes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleanor-estes/) > [“In Boston one day, she had an unusual experience. While Papa and Auntie Hoyt waited out of sight somewhere, she had to go by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleanor-estes/in-boston-one-day-she-had-an-unusual-experience-while-papa-and-auntie/) [Eleanor Estes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleanor-estes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tell-cave/eleanor-estes/#itemlist", "name": "1 Tell Cave Quotes By Eleanor Estes", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“This is not the real cave, is it?\" asked Rachel. \"Can't be,\" said Jerry. \"Must be,\" said Dick. \"Sign says so.\" What a cave! 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