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title: "4 Words Telephone Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [First words on the first telephone - "Mr. Watson - come here - I want to see you."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-graham-bell/first-words-on-the-first-telephone-mr-watson-come-here-i-want-to-see/)

[Alexander Graham Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-graham-bell/)

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> [“We’d said we’d keep in touch. But touch is not something you can do from a distance. Touch is not something you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/we-d-said-we-d-keep-in-touch-but-touch-is-not-something-you-can-do/)

[David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-levithan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dc/david-levithan-67_quote_we-d-said-we-d-keep-in-touch-but-touch-i_979395.jpg)

> [“Mark my words. The telephone will never become a practical necessity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-harris/mark-my-words-the-telephone-will-never-become-a-practical-necessity/)

[Lisa Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-harris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/lisa-harris-93696_quote_mark-my-words-the-telephone-will-never-b_1251568.jpg)

> [We'd said we'd keep in touch. But touch is not something you can keep; as soon as it's gone, it's gone. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/we-d-said-we-d-keep-in-touch-but-touch-is-not-something-you-can-keep/)

[David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-levithan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/david-levithan-67_gone_we-d-said-we-d-keep-in-touch-but-touch-i_3103045.jpg)

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