--- title: "30 Tell Tale Quotes by 23 authors" description: "Browse 30 Tell Tale quotes by 23 authors. Discover the best Tell Tale sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/frank-mccourt-2576_dance_sing-your-song-dance-your-dance-tell-you_70775.png" --- > [Sing your song. Dance your dance. Tell your tale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-mccourt/sing-your-song-dance-your-dance-tell-your-tale/) [Frank McCourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-mccourt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/frank-mccourt-2576_dance_sing-your-song-dance-your-dance-tell-you_70775.png) > [I hate To tell again a tale once fully told.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/homer/i-hate-to-tell-again-a-tale-once-fully-told/) [Homer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/homer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f1/homer-357_hate_i-hate-to-tell-again-a-tale-once-fully-t_1240744.png) > [“They say, dead men tell no tale, and yet, we live our lives based on dead men's tale.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/they-say-dead-men-tell-no-tale-and-yet-we-live-our-lives-based-on/) [Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d29/abhijit-naskar-99_bigotry_they-say-dead-men-tell-no-tale-and-yet-w_1234862.jpg) > [Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace/shun-an-inquisitive-man-he-is-invariably-a-tell-tale/) [Horace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/324/horace-172_curiosity_shun-an-inquisitive-man-he-is-invariably_430778.jpg) > [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) > [“I have been to the edge and lived to tell the tale..”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/i-have-been-to-the-edge-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/) [Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/rebecca-wells-2803_lived_i-have-been-to-the-edge-and-lived-to-tel_2717180.png) > [“These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale -”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-harris/these-rough-notes-and-our-dead-bodies-must-tell-the-tale/) [Robert Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c22/robert-harris-2039_archangel_these-rough-notes-and-our-dead-bodies-mu_2959512.png) > [I can't beleive I'm here to tell the tale, this was my first brush with death, and God must have been looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-fox/i-can-t-beleive-i-m-here-to-tell-the-tale-this-was-my-first-brush/) [Samantha Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samantha-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/samantha-fox-26350_after_i-can-t-beleive-i-m-here-to-tell-the-tal_2611277.jpg) > [Poe was such a tragic and brilliant figure; he's somebody whom I've been somewhat obsessed with my whole life. I first read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose-mcgowan/poe-was-such-a-tragic-and-brilliant-figure-he-s-somebody-whom-i-ve/) [Rose McGowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose-mcgowan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/751/rose-mcgowan-4975_age_poe-was-such-a-tragic-and-brilliant-figu_1939884.png) > [“I am the serpent that devours her own tail--her own tale. If you tell a tale well enough, it becomes a path…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-sharratt/i-am-the-serpent-that-devours-her-own-tail-her-own-tale-if-you-tell-a/) [Mary Sharratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-sharratt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/mary-sharratt-81652_serpent_i-am-the-serpent-that-devours-her-own-ta_271044.jpg) > [“anything that can go into the sun and live to tell the tale. I swear that once R ran away from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-c-steve/anything-that-can-go-into-the-sun-and-live-to-tell-the-tale-i-swear/) [M.C. Steve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-c-steve/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efd/m-c-steve-44627_sun_anything-that-can-go-into-the-sun-and-li_973733.jpg) > [If you stretch your imagination, I'll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn't up for sale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/if-you-stretch-your-imagination-i-ll-tell-you-all-a-tale-about-a-time/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/tom-petty-2030_games_if-you-stretch-your-imagination-i-ll-tel_195169.png) > [“The tell tale sign of a worthless degree is when the only or primary application of the study is to merely re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-clarey/the-tell-tale-sign-of-a-worthless-degree-is-when-the-only-or-primary/) [Aaron Clarey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-clarey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87a/aaron-clarey-104447_education_the-tell-tale-sign-of-a-worthless-degree_712187.jpg) > [What they don't know is that I went over the edge years ago, and lived to tell the tale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/what-they-don-t-know-is-that-i-went-over-the-edge-years-ago-and-lived/) [Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5a/rebecca-wells-2803_over-the-edge_what-they-don-t-know-is-that-i-went-over_2465029.png) > [Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-falcon-scott/had-we-lived-i-should-have-had-a-tale-to-tell-of-the-hardihood/) [Robert Falcon Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-falcon-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e21/robert-falcon-scott-19355_antarctica_had-we-lived-i-should-have-had-a-tale-to_436582.jpg) > [“The history keepers will no doubt tell their own tale, and the priests another. It is the men's accounts that seem to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tosca-lee/the-history-keepers-will-no-doubt-tell-their-own-tale-and-the-priests/) [Tosca Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tosca-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/tosca-lee-19133_history_the-history-keepers-will-no-doubt-tell-t_879467.jpg) > [“We heard the Sermon on the Mount and I knew it was too complex, It didn't amount to anything more than what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/we-heard-the-sermon-on-the-mount-and-i-knew-it-was-too-complex-it/) [Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/521/bob-dylan-168_broken-glass_we-heard-the-sermon-on-the-mount-and-i-k_166201.jpg) > [“They say, dead men tell no tale, and yet, We live our lives based on dead men's tale. It is okay to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/they-say-dead-men-tell-no-tale-and-yet-we-live-our-lives-based-on-2/) [Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e87/abhijit-naskar-99_bigotry_they-say-dead-men-tell-no-tale-and-yet-w_3200387.jpg) > [Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-falcon-scott/had-we-lived-i-should-have-had-a-tale-to-tell-of-the-hardihood-2/) [Robert Falcon Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-falcon-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/151/robert-falcon-scott-19355_courage_had-we-lived-i-should-have-had-a-tale-to_2961973.jpg) > [“When you tell the tale of how another person is from your perspective, you're making him or her into a character, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kira-asatryan/when-you-tell-the-tale-of-how-another-person-is-from-your-perspective/) [Kira Asatryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kira-asatryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/kira-asatryan-80592_life-story_when-you-tell-the-tale-of-how-another-pe_698396.jpg) > [“It’s strange how some folks tell a tale. They go round and round cause the story is a little biddy thing that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-weiss/it-s-strange-how-some-folks-tell-a-tale-they-go-round-and-round-cause/) [Leah Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-weiss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/leah-weiss-50306_first-place_it-s-strange-how-some-folks-tell-a-tale_1393883.jpg) > [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) > [“Dead Men's Tale (The Sonnet) They say, time and tide wait for none, Lest the bird learns it can fly. The best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/dead-men-s-tale-the-sonnet-they-say-time-and-tide-wait-for-none-lest/) [Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd3/abhijit-naskar-99_bigotry_dead-men-s-tale-the-sonnet-they-say-time_704764.jpg) > [“Most high and happy princess, we must tell you a tale of the Man in the Moon, which if it seem ridiculous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lyly/most-high-and-happy-princess-we-must-tell-you-a-tale-of-the-man-in/) [John Lyly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lyly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/john-lyly-6971_fancy_most-high-and-happy-princess-we-must-tel_2457984.jpg) > [“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) > [“Someone needs to tell those tales. When the battles are fought and lost, when the pirates find their treasures and the dragons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-morgenstern/someone-needs-to-tell-those-tales-when-the-battles-are-fought-and/) [Eric Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-morgenstern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/463/eric-morgenstern-104863_narrative_someone-needs-to-tell-those-tales-when-t_2356684.jpg) > [Less and less frequently do we encounter people with the ability to tell a tale properly. More and more often there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-benjamin/less-and-less-frequently-do-we-encounter-people-with-the-ability-to/) [Walter Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-benjamin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/walter-benjamin-1723_ability_less-and-less-frequently-do-we-encounter_1442225.jpg) > [“If you are tempted to reveal A tale to you someone has told About another, make it pass, Before you speak, three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-day/if-you-are-tempted-to-reveal-a-tale-to-you-someone-has-told-about/) [Beth Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-day/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a26/beth-day-140038_communication_if-you-are-tempted-to-reveal-a-tale-to-y_146438.jpg) > [“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) > [“What manner of people they were only books and other people could tell... and the tale was a long and gory one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-edison-fulton-jr/what-manner-of-people-they-were-only-books-and-other-people-could/) [Robert Edison Fulton Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-edison-fulton-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec2/robert-edison-fulton-jr-62834_books_what-manner-of-people-they-were-only-boo_2255920.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tell-tale/#itemlist", "name": "Tell Tale Quotes", "numberOfItems": 30, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sing your song. 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