--- title: "14 Uncle Said Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 14 Uncle Said quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Uncle Said sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/244/jay-z-2-4286_time_uncle-said-i-ll-never-sell-a-million-rec_2619061.jpg" --- > [Uncle said I'll never sell a million records. I sold a million records like a million times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z-2/uncle-said-i-ll-never-sell-a-million-records-i-sold-a-million-records/) [Jay Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/244/jay-z-2-4286_time_uncle-said-i-ll-never-sell-a-million-rec_2619061.jpg) > [“Uncle said, "If love would save him, wouldn't no harm come to him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-nordan/uncle-said-if-love-would-save-him-wouldn-t-no-harm-come-to-him/) [Lewis Nordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-nordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fe/lewis-nordan-27854_despair_uncle-said-if-love-would-save-him-wouldn_110636.jpg) > [My uncle always said that I could have been a rancher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-duvall/my-uncle-always-said-that-i-could-have-been-a-rancher/) [Robert Duvall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-duvall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10a/robert-duvall-5224_said_my-uncle-always-said-that-i-could-have-b_1989927.jpg) > [Christmas a humbug, uncle!" said Scrooge's nephew. "You don't mean that, I am sure?" "I do," said Scrooge. "Merry Christmas! What right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/christmas-a-humbug-uncle-said-scrooge-s-nephew-you-don-t-mean-that-i/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a7/charles-dickens-34_christmas_christmas-a-humbug-uncle-said-scrooge-s_196593.jpg) > [“Sometimes it takes a crisis for us to discover what we really can do when we have to,” her uncle said. “You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-g-felder/sometimes-it-takes-a-crisis-for-us-to-discover-what-we-really-can-do/) [Deborah G. Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-g-felder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/deborah-g-felder-52436_said-ride_sometimes-it-takes-a-crisis-for-us-to-di_3149682.jpg) > [“My uncle always said that it was the sword in a man's hand that determined his wroth, not the one between his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/my-uncle-always-said-that-it-was-the-sword-in-a-man-s-hand-that/) [George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/592/george-r-r-martin-48_sword_my-uncle-always-said-that-it-was-the-swo_1236747.png) > [“I heard my aunt and uncle come to the door. I heard her voice through the door. “Morris, I’d better go in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-robbins/i-heard-my-aunt-and-uncle-come-to-the-door-i-heard-her-voice-through/) [Harold Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-robbins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/harold-robbins-13319_real-man_i-heard-my-aunt-and-uncle-come-to-the-do_2382134.jpg) > [“You have sent Damianos’s son to my uncle.’ She said, ‘You see? I am an opponent. I will not be left in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-pacat/you-have-sent-damianos-s-son-to-my-uncle-she-said-you-see-i-am-an/) [C.S. Pacat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-pacat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/c-s-pacat-628_opponent_you-have-sent-damianos-s-son-to-my-uncle_744679.jpg) > [“The flat top of the hill was scattered with the bodies of dead men in the uniforms of Sounis and Eddis. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/the-flat-top-of-the-hill-was-scattered-with-the-bodies-of-dead-men-in/) [Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/megan-whalen-turner-1289_single-life_the-flat-top-of-the-hill-was-scattered-w_1236945.jpg) > [“You must be a good girl.”  “Yes, Uncle,” she said.  “A pity, though,” he said. “His assets and mine combined, Cass. Ah, well, Mr.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-balogh/you-must-be-a-good-girl-yes-uncle-she-said-a-pity-though-he-said-his/) [Mary Balogh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-balogh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/mary-balogh-914_gaze_you-must-be-a-good-girl-yes-uncle-she-sa_2382934.png) > [“Tell us what happened,” Anne said, putting her arm around her sister. So Molly told them all about her trip, from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-g-felder/tell-us-what-happened-anne-said-putting-her-arm-around-her-sister-so/) [Deborah G. Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-g-felder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a5/deborah-g-felder-52436_food_tell-us-what-happened-anne-said-putting_609211.jpg) > [“You’re not a failure, Uncle,” he said, the words awkward and insufficient in his mouth. “It’s only that we don’t feel safe.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/you-re-not-a-failure-uncle-he-said-the-words-awkward-and-insufficient/) [G. Willow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-willow-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/g-willow-wilson-9668_failure_you-re-not-a-failure-uncle-he-said-the-w_1030074.jpg) > [“He took Molly’s small hand and pressed it between his big ones. “Thank you for riding here to warn me, niece,” he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-g-felder/he-took-molly-s-small-hand-and-pressed-it-between-his-big-ones-thank/) [Deborah G. Felder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-g-felder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c8/deborah-g-felder-52436_gaze_he-took-molly-s-small-hand-and-pressed-i_2290129.jpg) > [“Uncle," she said. "Let me explain what will happen the instant one of your men makes a move toward me. Let's say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/uncle-she-said-let-me-explain-what-will-happen-the-instant-one-of/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c1/kristin-cashore-369_archers_uncle-she-said-let-me-explain-what-will_2048067.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/uncle-said/#itemlist", "name": "Uncle Said Quotes", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Uncle said I'll never sell a million records. 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You look at all the swelling rose hips in the garden that will wither and die without ever germinating and it seems a miracle that you are alive at all. What would one not do to acknowledge that miracle in some way?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "G. Willow Wilson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-willow-wilson/you-re-not-a-failure-uncle-he-said-the-words-awkward-and-insufficient/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/g-willow-wilson-9668_failure_you-re-not-a-failure-uncle-he-said-the-w_1030074.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/g-willow-wilson-9668_failure_you-re-not-a-failure-uncle-he-said-the-w_1030074.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/g-willow-wilson-9668_failure_you-re-not-a-failure-uncle-he-said-the-w_1030074.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You’re not a failure, Uncle,” he said, the words awkward and insufficient in his mouth. “It’s only that we…” — G. 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Then he turned to Molly. “It’s much too dark and dangerous for you to return to Yorktown now. You and Sultan will have to ride with us to the safety zone and spend the night. I know you’re worn out, and Sultan is, too, but do you think you could manage just a few more miles?” She patted Sultan’s neck. “After what Sultan and I just went through to get here, five more miles seems like nothing at all!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Deborah G. 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As I kill the guards I'll take their daggers and begin throwing them into the hearts of your archers, who of course will have no sighting on me once the brawl with the guards has broken out. I'll get out of the room alive, Uncle, but most of the rest of you will be dead. Of course, this is only what will happen if I wait for one of your men to make a move. I could move first. I could attack a guard, steal his dagger, and hurl it into your chest this instant.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kristin Cashore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/uncle-she-said-let-me-explain-what-will-happen-the-instant-one-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c1/kristin-cashore-369_archers_uncle-she-said-let-me-explain-what-will_2048067.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c1/kristin-cashore-369_archers_uncle-she-said-let-me-explain-what-will_2048067.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c1/kristin-cashore-369_archers_uncle-she-said-let-me-explain-what-will_2048067.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Uncle,\" she said. \"Let me explain what will happen the instant one of your men makes a move toward me. 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