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Tall Quotes

Tall ships and tall kings Three times three, What brought they from the foundered land Over the flowing sea? Seven stars and seven stones And one white tree. (The Two Towers) J. R. R. Tolkien
John Keats quote: "Tall oaks branch charmed by the earnest stars Dream and so..."
Tall oaks branch charmed by the earnest stars Dream and so dream all night without a stir. John Keats
Raymond Chandler quote: "Tall, aren't you? I didn't mean to be."
Tall, aren't you? I didn't mean to be. Raymond Chandler
Tall and straight I may appear, but I will always be Ada inside. A crooked little person trying to tell the truth. The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes Barbara Kingsolver
Chuck Klosterman quote: "Tall people are naturally confident. History has proven this -..."
Tall people are naturally confident. History has proven this - Alexander the Great, Wilt Chamberlain, Gisele. Chuck Klosterman
Jack Dempsey quote: "Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body."
Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body. Jack Dempsey
Uma Thurman quote: "Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places,..."
Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An average gal. Uma Thurman
She had a tall bearing and a tall voice and a tall manner, and was tall in every respect except height. Amazingly, she'd apparently been able to keep this a secret from people. Terry Prachett
On two chairs beneath the bole of the tree and canopied by a living bough there sat, side by side, Celeborn and Galadriel. Very tall they were, and the Lady no less tall than the Lord; and they were grave and beautiful. They were clad wholly in white; and the hair of the Lady was of deep gold, and the hair of the Lord Celeborn was of silver long and bright; but no sign of age was upon them, unless it were in the depths of their eyes; for these were keen as lances in the starlight, and yet... J. R. R. Tolkien
From the cab stepped a tall old man. Black raincoat and hat and a battered valise. He paid the driver, then turned and stood motionless, staring at the house. The cab pulled away and rounded the corner of Thirty-sixty Street. Kinderman quickly pulled out to follow. AS he turned the corner, he noticed that the tall old man hadn't moved but was standing under the streetlight glow, in mist, like a melancholy traveler frozen in time. William Peter Blatty
And Peter became a tall and deep-chested man and a great warrior, and he was called King Peter the Magnificent. And Susan grew into a tall and gracious woman with black hair that fell almost to her feet and the kings of the countries beyond the sea began to send ambassadors asking for her hand in marriage. And she was called Queen Susan the Gentle. Edmund was a graver and quieter man than Peter, and great in council and judgment. he was called King Edmund the Just. But as for Lucy, she was... C. S. Lewis
The whole purpose of places like Starbucks is for people with no decision-making ability whatsoever to make six decisions just to buy one cup of coffee. Short, tall, light, dark, caf, decaf, low-fat, non-fat, etc. So people who don't know what the hell they're doing or who on earth they are can, for only $2.95, get not just a cup of coffee but an absolutely defining sense of self: Tall. Decaf. Cappuccino." - Joe Fox Nora Ephron
Which type of wedding gown best suits you? If you are lucky enough to be tall and slender, you can pretty much get away with any type or shape of gown. That is why models are tall and slender—anything looks good on them! Meg Cabot
F. Scott Fitzgerald quote: "He had possessed the arrogance of a tall member of a short..."
He had possessed the arrogance of a tall member of a short race, with no obligation save to be tall. F. Scott Fitzgerald
I like the trail that the Internet created. For example, I was watching one of those Douglas Sirk movies, and I noticed that Rock Hudson towered over everyone, and I typed in "How tall was" and I saw "How tall was Jesus," and I'm like, "Sure," and half an hour later you're somewhere you didn't expect to be. It doesn't work that same way in books, does it? Even if you have an encyclopedia, the trail isn't that crazy. I like that aspect of it. David Sedaris

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