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title: "44 Tess Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 44 Tess quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Tess sayings and thoughts."
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> [“I am only a peasant by position, not by nature!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/i-am-only-a-peasant-by-position-not-by-nature/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

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> [Bless thy simplicity, Tess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/bless-thy-simplicity-tess/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

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> [Bye, Tess. haunt me if you like. I don't mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-downham/bye-tess-haunt-me-if-you-like-i-don-t-mind/)

[Jenny Downham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-downham/)

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> [Well...can't be any more dangerous than your crazy hospital break-in yeah?"-Tess (pg 59)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-lu/well-can-t-be-any-more-dangerous-than-your-crazy-hospital-break-in/)

[Marie Lu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-lu/)

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> [I don’t want to feel anything for you, Dante” “God, Tess. I don’t want to feel anything for you either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tina-st-john/i-don-t-want-to-feel-anything-for-you-dante-god-tess-i-don-t-want-to/)

[Tina St. John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tina-st-john/)

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> [Did it never strike your mind that what every woman says, some women may feel?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/did-it-never-strike-your-mind-that-what-every-woman-says-some-women/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

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> [“It was barbaric. It was horrific. It was delicious.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pepper-winters/it-was-barbaric-it-was-horrific-it-was-delicious/)

[Pepper Winters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pepper-winters/)

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> [Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/let-not-your-heart-be-troubled-neither-let-it-be-afraid/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

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> [Tis because we be on a blighted star, and not a sound one, isn't it Tess?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/tis-because-we-be-on-a-blighted-star-and-not-a-sound-one-isn-t-it-tess/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

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> [It was the touch of the imperfect upon the would-be perfect that gave the sweetness, because it was that which gave the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/it-was-the-touch-of-the-imperfect-upon-the-would-be-perfect-that-gave/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

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> [It was terribly beautiful to Tess today, for since her eyes last fell upon it she had learnt that the serpent hisses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/it-was-terribly-beautiful-to-tess-today-for-since-her-eyes-last-fell/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

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> [He closed his eyes. “I’m so tired, Tess,” he said. “I only wanted pleasant dreams for once.” “That is not the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/he-closed-his-eyes-i-m-so-tired-tess-he-said-i-only-wanted-pleasant/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [“Please," she whispered, her tears flowing unchecked. "Tell me what to say and I will say it gladly. If I have hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-elliott/please-she-whispered-her-tears-flowing-unchecked-tell-me-what-to-say/)

[Elizabeth Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-elliott/)

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> [Tess was my first experience of a woman who had inhabited her weirdness, moved into the areas of herself that made her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-sebold/tess-was-my-first-experience-of-a-woman-who-had-inhabited-her/)

[Alice Sebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-sebold/)

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> [“When I see Kaede nod her head in Tess's direction, I rise up from my crouch. This trot's going to choose Tess.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-lu/when-i-see-kaede-nod-her-head-in-tess-s-direction-i-rise-up-from-my/)

[Marie Lu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-lu/)

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> [I want to kiss you again, Tess.” “Why?” He chuckled, low under his breath. “Why? Because you’re beautiful, and because I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-want-to-kiss-you-again-tess-why-he-chuckled-low-under-his-breath/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Tess?” A soft voice at the door; she looked up and saw Will there, silhouetted in the light from the corridor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/tess-a-soft-voice-at-the-door-she-looked-up-and-saw-will-there/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [I'm here, Tess. I'm right here, holding your hand. Adam's here, too, he's sitting on the other side of the bed. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-downham/i-m-here-tess-i-m-right-here-holding-your-hand-adam-s-here-too-he-s/)

[Jenny Downham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-downham/)

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> [“Kyle is my best friend. Why would I risk screwing that up?" "Mackenzie Catherine Dobson, have you learned nothing from romantic comedies?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-peacock/kyle-is-my-best-friend-why-would-i-risk-screwing-that-up-mackenzie/)

[Kathleen Peacock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-peacock/)

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> [IT WAS TESS who told me about the crowd going to the all-night dance. We'd been school friends. We'd picked mushrooms and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edna-o-brien/it-was-tess-who-told-me-about-the-crowd-going-to-the-all-night-dance/)

[Edna O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edna-o-brien/)

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> [Vlad hated doing the paperwork as much as he did when a human employee quit, which was why they'd both made a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bishop/vlad-hated-doing-the-paperwork-as-much-as-he-did-when-a-human/)

[Anne Bishop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bishop/)

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> [...the figure near at hand suffers on such occasions, because it shows up its sorriness without shade; while vague figures afar off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/the-figure-near-at-hand-suffers-on-such-occasions-because-it-shows-up/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

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> [Did you say the stars were worlds, Tess?" "Yes." "All like ours?" "I don't know, but I think so. They sometimes seem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/did-you-say-the-stars-were-worlds-tess-yes-all-like-ours-i-don-t-know/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

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> [Intensely moving but never sentimental, Academy Street is a profound meditation on what Faulkner called 'the human heart in conflict with itself'.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-rash/intensely-moving-but-never-sentimental-academy-street-is-a-profound/)

[Ron Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-rash/)

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> [ \[...\] "I recall what you said to me once," Will went on. "That words have the power to change us. Your words… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/i-recall-what-you-said-to-me-once-will-went-on-that-words-have-the/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [Meanwhile, the trees were just as green as before; the birds sang and the sun shone as clearly now as ever. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/meanwhile-the-trees-were-just-as-green-as-before-the-birds-sang-and/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

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> [Her affection for him was now the breath and life of Tess's being; it enveloped her as a photosphere, irradiated her into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/her-affection-for-him-was-now-the-breath-and-life-of-tess-s-being-it/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

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> [Then he crouches down behind it, motions for Tess and me to sit down, and begins unbuttoning his vest. I blush scarlet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-lu/then-he-crouches-down-behind-it-motions-for-tess-and-me-to-sit-down/)

[Marie Lu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-lu/)

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> [Tess had said that the river was liable to wash the palace and the city and the whole kingdom off the rocks,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/tess-had-said-that-the-river-was-liable-to-wash-the-palace-and-the/)

[Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/)

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> [ \[...\] Tess and I are a good match. She understands intimately where I came from. She can cheer me up on my… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-lu/tess-and-i-are-a-good-match-she-understands-intimately-where-i-came/)

[Marie Lu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-lu/)

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> [“Kenric grabbed her arms and pulled her closer, shaking her once. "I've told you it will make no difference! Why are you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-elliott/kenric-grabbed-her-arms-and-pulled-her-closer-shaking-her-once-i-ve/)

[Elizabeth Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-elliott/)

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> [Tess realized one of the great modern dating sadnesses: everyone is so used to the comforting glow of the computer screen that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-gray/tess-realized-one-of-the-great-modern-dating-sadnesses-everyone-is-so/)

[Amelia Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-gray/)

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> [He frames my face with his hands as he says, "Tess. Only you could be brave enough to die with me. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudia-gray/he-frames-my-face-with-his-hands-as-he-says-tess-only-you-could-be/)

[Claudia Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudia-gray/)

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> [I can't help but think that it's an unfortunate custom to name children after people who come to sticky ends. Even if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-atkinson/i-can-t-help-but-think-that-it-s-an-unfortunate-custom-to-name/)

[Kate Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-atkinson/)

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> [That was enterprising," Will sounded nearly impressed. Nate smiled. Tess shot him a furious look. "Don't look pleased with yourself. When Will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/that-was-enterprising-will-sounded-nearly-impressed-nate-smiled-tess/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [Tess," I say. "I'm going to head down to the water.I'll be back in a minute." "You sure you can make it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-lu/tess-i-say-i-m-going-to-head-down-to-the-water-i-ll-be-back-in-a/)

[Marie Lu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-lu/)

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> [“Marry me," he said. "Marry me, Tess. Marry me and be Tessa Herondale. Or be Tessa Grey, or be whatever you wish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/marry-me-he-said-marry-me-tess-marry-me-and-be-tessa-herondale-or-be/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [She was not an existence, an experience, a passion, a structure of sensations, to anybody but herself. To all humankind besides Tess…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/she-was-not-an-existence-an-experience-a-passion-a-structure-of/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

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> [Tess, Tess, Tessa. Was there ever a more beautiful sound than your name? To speak it aloud makes my heart ring like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/tess-tess-tessa-was-there-ever-a-more-beautiful-sound-than-your-name-2/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [Aside from John Grisham, there isn't really anybody besides Tess that I've truly gotten into. But, I do like them. When I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-alexander/aside-from-john-grisham-there-isn-t-really-anybody-besides-tess-that/)

[Sasha Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-alexander/)

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## Top authors on Tess

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                        "text": "“Marry me,\" he said. \"Marry me, Tess. Marry me and be Tessa Herondale. Or be Tessa Grey, or be whatever you wish to call yourself, but marry me and stay with me and never leave me, for I cannot bear another day of my life to go by that does not have you in it.”",
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