Telling Quotes

3439 Telling quotes by 2398 unique authors

If you don't believe what I'm telling you, then ask yourself this: would any decent, kind-hearted individual become a writer? Of course not. — Brandon Sanderson
I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say upon woman's inconstancy. Songs and proverbs, all… — Jane Austen
It's nice when somebody tells you about their uncle. Especially when they start out telling you about their father's farm and then all of a… — J D Salinger
Elrond's house was perfect, whether you liked food or sleep or story-telling or singing (or reading), or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Can you be happy with the movies, and the ads, and the clothes in the stores, and the doctors, and the eyes as you walk… — Katherine Dunn
The very first thing I tell my new students on the first day of a workshop is that good writing is about telling the truth.… — Anne Lamott
There's no one on the island telling them they're not good enough, so they just go ahead and sing and paint and write. — Eric Weiner
That wind. I see it's blowing now. Furtive but commanding, it has dictated every move we've ever made. My mother felt it, and so do… — Joanne Harris
I'm trying to have a moment o' existential dreed here, right? Crivens, it's a puir lookout if a man canna feel the chilly winds o'… — Terry Pratchett
What's agitating about solitude is the inner voice telling you that you should be mated to somebody, that solitude is a mistake. The inner voice… — Charles Baxter
You really love her don't you," she said. With all my heart." She looked as sad as I'd ever seen her. What's your heart telling… — Nicholas Sparks
Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn't see their thoughts as belonging to them. When ancient Greeks had a thought, it… — Chuck Palahniuk
Once you learn to discern the voice of Mother Culture humming in the background, telling her story over and over again to the people of… — Daniel Quinn
Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself. — Dale Carnegie
Well, we were always going to fail that one," said Ron gloomily as they ascended the marble staircase. He had just made Harry feel rather… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
The cat joined the Re-education Committee and was very active in it for some days. She was seen one dag sitting on a roof and… — George Orwell
But Anatole said suddenly, 'Don't expect God's protection in places beyond God's dominion. It will only make you feel punished. I'm warning you. When things… — Barbara Kingsolver
Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
My instinct was always have your gun in your hand. Especially when you are telling somebody to do something. But, in fact, the police academy… — Augusten Burroughs
The ‘experimental’ writer, then, is simply following the story’s commands to the best of his human ability. The writer is not the story, the story… — Thomas Ligotti
Her magic formula for dealing with children is ignoring all faults and accenting tiny virtues. She says, "Instead of telling Tommy day in and day… — Betty MacDonald
I didn't know shorthand either. This meant I couldn't get a good job after college. My mother kept telling me nobody wanted a plain English… — Sylvia Plath
I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and… — Norman Vincent Peale
I only want sweet peace and kindliness when I awaken -- but there's always some finger pointing, telling me some terrible deed I committed during… — Charles Bukowski
The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story. — Kate DiCamillo

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