--- title: "4 Tell Tale Quotes By Erin Morgenstern" description: "4 Tell Tale quotes by Erin Morgenstern. Plus more from Erin Morgenstern and more Tell Tale sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/erin-morgenstern-806_circus_you-may-tell-a-tale-that-takes-up-reside_528546.png" --- > [You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/you-may-tell-a-tale-that-takes-up-residence-in-someone-s-soul/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/erin-morgenstern-806_circus_you-may-tell-a-tale-that-takes-up-reside_528546.png) > [You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/you-may-tell-a-tale-that-takes-up-residence-in-someone-s-soul-becomes/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/erin-morgenstern-806_blood_you-may-tell-a-tale-that-takes-up-reside_1196195.png) > [“Someone needs to tell those tales. When the battles are fought and won and lost, when the pirates find their treasures and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/someone-needs-to-tell-those-tales-when-the-battles-are-fought-and-won/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/erin-morgenstern-806_future_someone-needs-to-tell-those-tales-when-t_1929133.png) > [“There's magic in that. It's in the listener, and for each and every ear it will be different, and it will affect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/there-s-magic-in-that-it-s-in-the-listener-and-for-each-and-every-ear-2/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae2/erin-morgenstern-806_stories_there-s-magic-in-that-it-s-in-the-listen_2451457.jpg) ## More by Erin Morgenstern > [They are enthusiasts, devotees. Addicts. Something about the circus stirs their souls, and they ache for it when it is absent. They seek each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/they-are-enthusiasts-devotees-addicts-something-about-the-circus/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) > [“The Burgess sisters arrive together. Tara and Lainie do a little bit of everything. Sometimes dancers, sometimes actresses. Once they were librarians, but that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/the-burgess-sisters-arrive-together-tara-and-lainie-do-a-little-bit/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) > [“Bedtime stories Eventide Rhapsodies Anthologies of Memory Please enter cautiously and feel free to open what is closed”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/bedtime-stories-eventide-rhapsodies-anthologies-of-memory-please/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) > [“When all of this is over, no matter which one of us wins, I will not let you go so easily. Agreed?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/when-all-of-this-is-over-no-matter-which-one-of-us-wins-i-will-not/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) > [“Even the ground beneath his feet feels unsatisfying to his boots.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/even-the-ground-beneath-his-feet-feels-unsatisfying-to-his-boots/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) > [“Why haven’t you asked me how I do my tricks?” Celia asks, once they have reached the point where she is certain he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/why-haven-t-you-asked-me-how-i-do-my-tricks-celia-asks-once-they-have/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) > [And there are really never endings, happy or otherwise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/and-there-are-really-never-endings-happy-or-otherwise/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) > [I binge write. I think it's because I started seriously writing by participating in National Novel Writing Month, an online-based challenge to write 50,000…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/i-binge-write-i-think-it-s-because-i-started-seriously-writing-by/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) > [I have absurdly vivid dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/i-have-absurdly-vivid-dreams/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) > [I made a wish on this tree years ago," Marco says. "What did you wish for?" Bailey asks. Marco leans forward and whispers in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/i-made-a-wish-on-this-tree-years-ago-marco-says-what-did-you-wish-for/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) > [“He reads histories and mythologies and fairy tales, wondering why it seems that only girls are ever swept away from their mundane lives on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/he-reads-histories-and-mythologies-and-fairy-tales-wondering-why-it/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) > [“Behind him, the sheep, left to their own devices, decide to wander through the open gate into the field beyond.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/behind-him-the-sheep-left-to-their-own-devices-decide-to-wander/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) > [Marco moves to close the distance between them, kissing away her tears before catching her lip with his own. As he kisses her, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/marco-moves-to-close-the-distance-between-them-kissing-away-her-tears/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) > [“«Importa más ser que parecer.»”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/importa-m-s-ser-que-parecer/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) > [And before he can tell her to tell Widget goodbye for him if need be, she leans forward and kisses him, not on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/and-before-he-can-tell-her-to-tell-widget-goodbye-for-him-if-need-be/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tell-tale/erin-morgenstern/#itemlist", "name": "4 Tell Tale Quotes By Erin Morgenstern", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Erin Morgenstern" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/you-may-tell-a-tale-that-takes-up-residence-in-someone-s-soul/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/erin-morgenstern-806_circus_you-may-tell-a-tale-that-takes-up-reside_528546.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/erin-morgenstern-806_circus_you-may-tell-a-tale-that-takes-up-reside_528546.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/erin-morgenstern-806_circus_you-may-tell-a-tale-that-takes-up-reside_528546.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul” — Erin Morgenstern", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. 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