Tells

Famous quotes containing the word tells:

“A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you.”
—Bert Leston Taylor (1866–1921)

“A baby is a full time job for three adults. Nobody tells you that when you’re pregnant, or you’d probably jump off a bridge. Nobody tells you how all-consuming it is to be a mother—how reading goes out the window and thinking too.”
—Erica Jong (20th century)

“She tells her love while half asleep
In the dark hours,
With half-words whispered low:”
—Robert Graves (1895–1985)