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title: "12 Wanted Live Quotes by 12 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Wanted Live quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Wanted Live sayings and thoughts."
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> [I said i was dying not that i wanted to live”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-bowler/i-said-i-was-dying-not-that-i-wanted-to-live/)

[Tim Bowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-bowler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/tim-bowler-45513_death_i-said-i-was-dying-not-that-i-wanted-to_946841.png)

> [All you wanted was to live for awhile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scary-kids-scaring-kids/all-you-wanted-was-to-live-for-awhile/)

[Scary Kids Scaring Kids](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scary-kids-scaring-kids/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/scary-kids-scaring-kids-91797_song-lyrics_all-you-wanted-was-to-live-for-awhile-15_1577220.jpg)

> [All you wanted was to live for a while.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/all-you-wanted-was-to-live-for-a-while/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51d/anonymous-1_live_all-you-wanted-was-to-live-for-a-while-2_2446829.jpg)

> [I wanted to live among books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alberto-manguel/i-wanted-to-live-among-books/)

[Alberto Manguel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alberto-manguel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf7/alberto-manguel-2467_book_i-wanted-to-live-among-books-526733_526733.jpg)

> [“There was always life and life always wanted to live.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-dodd/there-was-always-life-and-life-always-wanted-to-live/)

[Philip Dodd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-dodd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aca/philip-dodd-37636_inspirational_there-was-always-life-and-life-always-wa_1453386.jpg)

> [“There were those who wanted to live right there, who were reticent to venture any further.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-howey/there-were-those-who-wanted-to-live-right-there-who-were-reticent-to/)

[Hugh Howey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-howey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/276/hugh-howey-841_reticent_there-were-those-who-wanted-to-live-righ_1593224.png)

> [There had to be something else out there that would help me change. I wanted to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sweeney/there-had-to-be-something-else-out-there-that-would-help-me-change-i/)

[John Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sweeney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/994/john-sweeney-20895_change_there-had-to-be-something-else-out-there_2326630.png)

> [I've always wanted to be a live singer and have dance be the complement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mya/i-ve-always-wanted-to-be-a-live-singer-and-have-dance-be-the/)

[Mya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b44/mya-2823_always_i-ve-always-wanted-to-be-a-live-singer-a_2654126.jpg)

> [We wanted it more live and raw. We didn't want a studio sound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-cooper/we-wanted-it-more-live-and-raw-we-didn-t-want-a-studio-sound/)

[Alice Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-cooper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79c/alice-cooper-2435_song_we-wanted-it-more-live-and-raw-we-didn-t_1393612.png)

> [No matter how famous and established they were or however blessed they were with great songs or long careers, if they lived…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edie-brickell/no-matter-how-famous-and-established-they-were-or-however-blessed/)

[Edie Brickell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edie-brickell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/695/edie-brickell-16550_after_no-matter-how-famous-and-established-the_1803503.jpg)

> [After me and Daylyt built that relationship, they had a battle in the area and we finally wanted to go see one,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ab-soul/after-me-and-daylyt-built-that-relationship-they-had-a-battle-in-the/)

[Ab-Soul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ab-soul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/589/ab-soul-14376_areas_after-me-and-daylyt-built-that-relations_2615231.jpg)

> [If you had a successful TV show, people wanted to see you live. Promoters had had practice with pop groups, and 'Python'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-palin/if-you-had-a-successful-tv-show-people-wanted-to-see-you-live/)

[Michael Palin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-palin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/660/michael-palin-7172_achieved_if-you-had-a-successful-tv-show-people-w_2554282.jpg)

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