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title: "3 Trying Hear Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Trying Hear quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Trying Hear sayings and thoughts."
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> [It's a question of trying to take down by dictation what's already there. I'm not making something, I'm trying to hear it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-oswald/it-s-a-question-of-trying-to-take-down-by-dictation-what-s-already/)

[Alice Oswald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-oswald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c52/alice-oswald-15385_dictation_it-s-a-question-of-trying-to-take-down-b_166945.png)

> [“We all have our own signals we're listening for, or trying not to hear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-elkin/we-all-have-our-own-signals-we-re-listening-for-or-trying-not-to-hear/)

[Lauren Elkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-elkin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/lauren-elkin-44444_communication_we-all-have-our-own-signals-we-re-listen_732133.jpg)

> [“Joaquin, who had torn off his headset to jump from the truck, put his ear on Tony's chest, trying to hear his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/joaquin-who-had-torn-off-his-headset-to-jump-from-the-truck-put-his/)

[Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc5/maggie-stiefvater-76_hear-heart_joaquin-who-had-torn-off-his-headset-to_2568710.png)

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