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Tell Quotes by Holly Black
- I remember everyone telling me I had to think positive when I was writing my first book. If I believed I could do it, then…
- We are, largely, who we remember ourselves to be. That's why habits are so hard to break. If we know ourselves to be liars, we…
- The easiest lies to tell are the ones you want to be true.
- I need to talk to you. I had a weird dream." "Let me guess. You got tied up by lady ninjas. With big hooters." "Uh,…
- You better get over here with my car,” Grandad says. “Before I call the cops and tell them you stole it.” “Sorry,” I say contritely.…
- It’s just that you go so crazy being alone like that. Sometimes he’d forget my water or food and I’d cry and cry and cry.”…
- Pet the cat dude," says Sam. "She brought you a present. She wants you to tell her how badass she is." "You are a tiny…
- You're not the way everyone says you are," Kaye said, looking at him so fiercely that he couldn't meet her gaze. "I know you're not."…
- Sometimes,” Sam says, “I can’t tell when you’re lying.” “I never lie,” I lie.
- She can’t help it. She loves the con. I tell myself I’m not like her, but I have to admit I love it too.
- God, I hate you,” she says. “So much. Why do boys think that it will be better to lie and tell a girl how much…
- You really dug your own grave,” he mutters. “And I’m going to bury you in it.” “Say that louder,” I tell him, under my breath.…
- It's too early for there to be any coffee. I stare dully at the empty pot in the common room, while Sam picks up a…
- There are no words for how much I will miss her, but I try to kiss her so that she'll know. I try to kiss…
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- I'd like to see the giant squid. Nobody has ever seen one. I could tell you people who have spent thousands and… — David Attenborough
- It's extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always go on about is, 'tell us about us', 'tell us… — David Attenborough
- I'm a practised writer now. But when I began, I had no idea what this was going to be. I just knew… — Chinua Achebe
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- Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how you kill… — Margaret Atwood
- You could tell 'The Handmaid's Tale' from a male point of view. People have mistakenly felt that the women are oppressed, but… — Margaret Atwood
- 'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.' — Wystan Hugh Auden