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title: "10 Think Telling Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Think Telling quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Think Telling sayings and thoughts."
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> [I don't think telling the truth ever gets anyone in trouble in the long run. Maybe the day after, but not in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-spurrier/i-don-t-think-telling-the-truth-ever-gets-anyone-in-trouble-in-the/)

[Steve Spurrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-spurrier/)

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> [I think telling stories is like pushing something. Pushing against uncreation itself, maybe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/i-think-telling-stories-is-like-pushing-something-pushing-against/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd4/stephen-king-13_pushing_i-think-telling-stories-is-like-pushing_1274474.jpg)

> [I like to think that I am telling a story rather than writing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-macleod/i-like-to-think-that-i-am-telling-a-story-rather-than-writing-it/)

[Alistair MacLeod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-macleod/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04a/alistair-macleod-32787_stories_i-like-to-think-that-i-am-telling-a-stor_1012556.png)

> [Nobody ever completely means what they say. Even when they think they're telling the truth, there's always something hidden behind their words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/nobody-ever-completely-means-what-they-say-even-when-they-think-they/)

[Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/orson-scott-card-134_behinds_nobody-ever-completely-means-what-they-s_756616.png)

> [When you lie, did you ever think of telling the truth? When you say the truth, you do ever believe that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/myself/when-you-lie-did-you-ever-think-of-telling-the-truth-when-you-say-the/)

[Myself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/myself/)

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> [“Maybe it’s our duty to be shaped a hundred times by the same stories. We think we’re telling them but really they’re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-shihab-nye/maybe-it-s-our-duty-to-be-shaped-a-hundred-times-by-the-same-stories/)

[Naomi Shihab Nye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-shihab-nye/)

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> [I think you kind of facilitate civil conversation no matter how heated you think it could get by telling everybody and showing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harris-faulkner/i-think-you-kind-of-facilitate-civil-conversation-no-matter-how/)

[Harris Faulkner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harris-faulkner/)

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> [“I think telling stories is like pushing something. Pushing against uncreation itself, maybe. And one day while you were doing that, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/i-think-telling-stories-is-like-pushing-something-pushing-against-2/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38c/stephen-king-13_telling_i-think-telling-stories-is-like-pushing_2453279.jpg)

> [“Like JJ Abrams,  creators just want to tell a story and entertain people. So why only focus in one way of telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-rae-vasquez/like-jj-abrams-creators-just-want-to-tell-a-story-and-entertain/)

[Anne-Rae Vasquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-rae-vasquez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/anne-rae-vasquez-39748_anne-rae-vasquez_like-jj-abrams-creators-just-want-to-tel_1609798.jpg)

> [“When you give your children knowledge, you are telling them what to think. That is, you are telling them what they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neale-donald-walsch/when-you-give-your-children-knowledge-you-are-telling-them-what-to/)

[Neale Donald Walsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neale-donald-walsch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75a/neale-donald-walsch-239_child_when-you-give-your-children-knowledge-yo_52277.png)

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