Cannot Tell Quotes

168 quotes by 143 authors

But I must go on," said the Lady Amalthea, "for it is never finished. Even when I wake, I cannot tell what is real, and… — Peter S. Beagle
Fare well we call to hearth and hall Though wind may blow and rain may fall We must away ere break of day Over the… — J.R.R. Tolkien
...My friend, there are some things that I cannot tell you. Some I will tell you in time; some, others will tell you; some you… — Robin McKinley
He thinks great folly, child,' said Aslan. "This world is bursting with life for these few days because the song with which I called it… — C.S. Lewis
If a man cannot tell what he wants to do, then he must find out what he ought to do. If desire has become complicated,… — Julian Barnes
We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they… — Anna Sewell
You don't know me; you never knew my heart. No man knows my history. I cannot tell it: I shall never undertake it. I don't… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
I cannot tell the truth about anything unless I confess being a student, growing and learning something new every day. The more I learn, the… — Sonia Sanchez
SalomÃ©, SalomÃ©, dance for me. I pray thee dance for me. I am sad to-night. Yes, I am passing sad to-night. When I came hither… — Oscar Wilde
But Kate, dost thou understand thus much English? Canst thou love me?" Catherine: "I cannot tell." Henry: "Can any of your neighbours tell, Kate? I'll… — William Shakespeare
Sudden Light I have been here before, But when or how I cannot tell: I know the grass beyond the door, The sweet keen smell,… — Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Three or four threads may be agitated, like telegraph wires, at the same time, and if I were to tap them all I would reveal… — Anais Nin
We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which… — Ray Bradbury
I expected something a little more castle-shaped," said Jamie. Nothing lasts forever," Nick said. "Except demons, of course." Has anyone ever told you that you're… — Sarah Rees Brennan
First of all, although men have a common destiny, each individual also has to work out his own personal salvation for himself in fear and… — Thomas Merton
Those who cannot tell what they desire or expect, still sigh and struggle with indefinite thoughts and vast wishes. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
You simply cannot tell other people they are stupid, even if they really are stupid. — Temple Grandin
I know there are monsters on this earth,' said Tessa. 'You cannot tell me otherwise. I have seen them. — Cassandra Clare
I have been here before, But when or how I cannot tell: I know the grass beyond the door, The sweet keen smell, The sighing… — Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Whence came I, whither go I? Science cannot tell us a word about why music delights us, of why and how an old song can… — Erwin Schrodinger

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