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title: "6 Things Wood Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Things Wood quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Things Wood sayings and thoughts."
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> [I like things that are beaten up, that have lived a little. I like things that are real. I like things that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pj-harvey/i-like-things-that-are-beaten-up-that-have-lived-a-little-i-like/)

[PJ Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pj-harvey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6d/pj-harvey-3601_plastic_i-like-things-that-are-beaten-up-that-ha_232964.jpg)

> [Fine things in wood are important, not only aesthetically, as oddities or rarities, but because we are becoming aware of the fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-krenov/fine-things-in-wood-are-important-not-only-aesthetically-as-oddities/)

[James Krenov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-krenov/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9a/james-krenov-73348_aesthetic_fine-things-in-wood-are-important-not-on_841190.jpg)

> [“I carve things of wood because things made by effort are more real than things made by wishing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-arden/i-carve-things-of-wood-because-things-made-by-effort-are-more-real/)

[Katherine Arden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-arden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/katherine-arden-7546_effort_i-carve-things-of-wood-because-things-ma_926505.jpg)

> [“There are things in the wood, things you wouldn't expect. There's a laugh behind a tree when nobody's around to make it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-hahn/there-are-things-in-the-wood-things-you-wouldn-t-expect-there-s-a/)

[Rebecca Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-hahn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/rebecca-hahn-42320_fire_there-are-things-in-the-wood-things-you_2090333.jpg)

> [How lucky my life is that I have two arms, and two legs, and ten fingers with which to make things out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-offerman/how-lucky-my-life-is-that-i-have-two-arms-and-two-legs-and-ten/)

[Nick Offerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-offerman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/455/nick-offerman-2326_arms_how-lucky-my-life-is-that-i-have-two-arm_2769346.jpg)

> [I like making things. I have a wood shop at home. I am a terrible carpenter but I love doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/i-like-making-things-i-have-a-wood-shop-at-home-i-am-a-terrible/)

[P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/p-j-o-rourke-184_carpenter_i-like-making-things-i-have-a-wood-shop_2900962.png)

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