--- title: "22 Telling Things Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 22 Telling Things quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Telling Things sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/456/hillary-frank-43094_sleepless_trust-telling-someone-about-the-things-t_813907.jpg" --- > [“Trust = telling someone about the things that make you sleepless.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-frank/trust-telling-someone-about-the-things-that-make-you-sleepless/) [Hillary Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-frank/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/456/hillary-frank-43094_sleepless_trust-telling-someone-about-the-things-t_813907.jpg) > [I wasn't sure how people were going to take to the stories I was telling and the things I wanted to sing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackson-harris/i-wasn-t-sure-how-people-were-going-to-take-to-the-stories-i-was/) [Jackson Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackson-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e48/jackson-harris-49374_people_i-wasn-t-sure-how-people-were-going-to-t_2778746.jpg) > [“Trust = telling someone about the things that make you sleepless. Or trying to, at least. Wanting to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-frank/trust-telling-someone-about-the-things-that-make-you-sleepless-or/) [Hillary Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-frank/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/hillary-frank-43094_trust_trust-telling-someone-about-the-things-t_1464331.jpg) > [Life is so great every day. I am telling things every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-hagen/life-is-so-great-every-day-i-am-telling-things-every-day/) [Nina Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-hagen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbd/nina-hagen-20168_every-day_life-is-so-great-every-day-i-am-telling_2336097.png) > [One of the most telling things about a person is how they say hello, handshakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel/one-of-the-most-telling-things-about-a-person-is-how-they-say-hello/) [Miguel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/959/miguel-7927_about_one-of-the-most-telling-things-about-a-p_1909794.jpg) > [I hear...a voice say "Don't be so blind"...it's telling me all these things...that you would probably hide...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saliva/i-hear-a-voice-say-don-t-be-so-blind-it-s-telling-me-all-these-things/) [Saliva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saliva/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aef/saliva-18679_quote_i-hear-a-voice-say-don-t-be-so-blind-it_1845384.jpg) > [We lie by not telling you things...We don't lie by telling you things that aren't true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-north/we-lie-by-not-telling-you-things-we-don-t-lie-by-telling-you-things/) [Oliver North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-north/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d8/oliver-north-9452_don-t-lie_we-lie-by-not-telling-you-things-we-don_3064894.jpg) > [That moment when your with your woman of your dream hanging out and she starts telling you all the things she hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/junior-d-r-l-testament/that-moment-when-your-with-your-woman-of-your-dream-hanging-out-and/) [Junior Dè Rèál Testament](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/junior-d-r-l-testament/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/junior-d-r-l-testament-741_dreams_that-moment-when-your-with-your-woman-of_2532457.jpg) > [If I go on talking and talking...and telling you things about pretending, I shall bear it better. You don't forget, but you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-hodgson-burnett/if-i-go-on-talking-and-talking-and-telling-you-things-about/) [Frances Hodgson Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-hodgson-burnett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/187/frances-hodgson-burnett-988_bears_if-i-go-on-talking-and-talking-and-telli_2002644.png) > [I think that the nightmares are telling me things about myself that I need to know. And I try to understand what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tori-amos/i-think-that-the-nightmares-are-telling-me-things-about-myself-that-i/) [Tori Amos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tori-amos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2f/tori-amos-679_i-can_i-think-that-the-nightmares-are-telling_2738916.png) > [“He kept telling me to do things without giving me any clue how. He might as well have been telling me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-hocking/he-kept-telling-me-to-do-things-without-giving-me-any-clue-how-he/) [Amanda Hocking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-hocking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/amanda-hocking-1305_telling-things_he-kept-telling-me-to-do-things-without_2196948.jpg) > [I think the best thing to try to do is allow your daughter or your son to know that they can come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/channing-tatum/i-think-the-best-thing-to-try-to-do-is-allow-your-daughter-or-your/) [Channing Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/channing-tatum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/channing-tatum-2462_battle_i-think-the-best-thing-to-try-to-do-is-a_2908037.jpg) > [Ach, people are always telling us not to do things" said Rob Anybody, "that's how we ken the most interesting things to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/ach-people-are-always-telling-us-not-to-do-things-said-rob-anybody/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33e/terry-pratchett-19_interesting_ach-people-are-always-telling-us-not-to_739111.jpg) > [“All we are doing is telling each other things that can only be told by the rubbing together of two imperfect lumps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/all-we-are-doing-is-telling-each-other-things-that-can-only-be-told/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b51/anonymous-1_perfection_all-we-are-doing-is-telling-each-other-t_522307.jpg) > [Where do you go when you die? Ha ha. Go on, go on and tell her, Billy." Billy smiles. "You become a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-meno/where-do-you-go-when-you-die-ha-ha-go-on-go-on-and-tell-her-billy/) [Joe Meno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-meno/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9f/joe-meno-7831_alright_where-do-you-go-when-you-die-ha-ha-go-on_3109481.png) > [“At a certain age our parents offhandedly start telling us things we’ve never heard before, about themselves and their families, their upbringing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-kreider/at-a-certain-age-our-parents-offhandedly-start-telling-us-things-we/) [Tim Kreider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-kreider/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/tim-kreider-10379_family_at-a-certain-age-our-parents-offhandedly_1896708.jpg) > [“She looks away and I wonderif it's because I'm telling her things she can't relate to. Maybe she thinks I'm being dramatic.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/she-looks-away-and-i-wonderif-it-s-because-i-m-telling-her-things-she/) [Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/nina-lacour-2768_books_she-looks-away-and-i-wonderif-it-s-becau_1868934.jpg) > [It's important to be vocal, and to be fair, I've always had that in me, to be honest. One of the things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-rice/it-s-important-to-be-vocal-and-to-be-fair-i-ve-always-had-that-in-me/) [Declan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-rice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e43/declan-rice-11525_again_it-s-important-to-be-vocal-and-to-be-fai_3140694.jpg) > [“People can go on telling themselves things like “Think before you speak!” or “You don’t believe that yourself” or “Forget it!” But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/people-can-go-on-telling-themselves-things-like-think-before-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/anonymous-1_conversation_people-can-go-on-telling-themselves-thin_2506574.jpg) > [“Everything has its way of speaking and telling things worth knowing. Even the little grass-blades have their way of saying things as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-peterkin/everything-has-its-way-of-speaking-and-telling-things-worth-knowing/) [Julia Peterkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-peterkin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/694/julia-peterkin-50822_language_everything-has-its-way-of-speaking-and-t_771051.jpg) > [“No... it never takes your breath away, telling you things you already know, laying everything out flat, as though the terms and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gaddis/no-it-never-takes-your-breath-away-telling-you-things-you-already/) [William Gaddis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gaddis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e08/william-gaddis-7794_habits_no-it-never-takes-your-breath-away-telli_2463211.jpg) > [“How ... how fragile situations are. But not tenuous. Delicate, but not flimsy, not indulgent. Delicate, that's why they keep breaking, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gaddis/how-how-fragile-situations-are-but-not-tenuous-delicate-but-not/) [William Gaddis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gaddis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/951/william-gaddis-7794_dark-room_how-how-fragile-situations-are-but-not-t_2303518.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/telling-things/#itemlist", "name": "Telling Things Quotes", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Trust = telling someone about the things that make you sleepless.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hillary Frank" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-frank/trust-telling-someone-about-the-things-that-make-you-sleepless/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/456/hillary-frank-43094_sleepless_trust-telling-someone-about-the-things-t_813907.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/456/hillary-frank-43094_sleepless_trust-telling-someone-about-the-things-t_813907.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/456/hillary-frank-43094_sleepless_trust-telling-someone-about-the-things-t_813907.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Trust = telling someone about the things that make you sleepless.” — Hillary Frank", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wasn't sure how people were going to take to the stories I was telling and the things I wanted to sing about.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jackson Harris" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackson-harris/i-wasn-t-sure-how-people-were-going-to-take-to-the-stories-i-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e48/jackson-harris-49374_people_i-wasn-t-sure-how-people-were-going-to-t_2778746.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e48/jackson-harris-49374_people_i-wasn-t-sure-how-people-were-going-to-t_2778746.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e48/jackson-harris-49374_people_i-wasn-t-sure-how-people-were-going-to-t_2778746.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I wasn't sure how people were going to take to the stories I was telling and the things I wanted to sing…” — Jackson Harris", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Trust = telling someone about the things that make you sleepless. 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I had no idea what to do.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Amanda Hocking" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-hocking/he-kept-telling-me-to-do-things-without-giving-me-any-clue-how-he/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/amanda-hocking-1305_telling-things_he-kept-telling-me-to-do-things-without_2196948.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/amanda-hocking-1305_telling-things_he-kept-telling-me-to-do-things-without_2196948.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/amanda-hocking-1305_telling-things_he-kept-telling-me-to-do-things-without_2196948.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He kept telling me to do things without giving me any clue how. 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But not tenuous. Delicate, but not flimsy, not indulgent. Delicate, that's why they keep breaking, they must break and you must get the pieces together and show it before it breaks again, or put them aside for a moment when something else breaks and turn to that, and all this keeps going on. That's why most writing now, if you read it they go on one two three four and tell you what happened like newspaper accounts, no adjectives, no long sentences, no tricks they pretend, and they finally believe that they really believe that the way they saw it is the way it is ... it never takes your breath away, telling you things you already know, laying everything out flat, as though the terms and the time, and the nature and the movement of everything were secrets of the same magnitude. 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