Tall Quotes

“They stared at each other for several long minutes hoping the other would give in. Finally she broke. “Fine, will you go in with me then?”

“Will it make you feel better?”

“Yes.”

“Sure thing. The worse thing that could happen is people will think you are carrying my baby. I’m sure it’s perfectly normal for a female teacher to be with her male student at a pharmacy in the middle of the day buying a pregnancy test. What could go wrong?” he asked wryly.”
― R.L. Mathewson, Tall, Dark & Lonely

“Her hands shot up. “See that’s exactly what I’m saying. You’re seeing what you want, and what you see you explain away and excuse things like you’re fixing me. I’m not perfect, Ephraim and I really wish you would see that.”
“You drool.”
“What?” That caught her off guard.
“When you’re asleep you drool. I’ve woken up more than a few times with a little puddle forming on my chest.” After a thought he added. “And you snore. Not a delicate snore either mind you.”
“I do not!” Her face colored with indignation.
He sighed heavily as if the knowledge pained him. “Oh, but you do. I’ve even heard Jill talk about it. Did you know that’s the main reason she was happy about her room. Actually, she and Joshua thanked your Grandmother for putting you at the other end of the house, something about finally getting a decent night’s sleep. They compared your snore to a chainsaw. I can see why they’d say that.”
― R.L. Mathewson, Tall, Dark & Lonely

“Have you always been this tall?' I blurt the first thing that comes to mind.

'No, I was a child at some point.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“I would rather lie facedown on the ground
and use my body as a bridge,
than stand proud and tall
and use my body as a wall.”
― Kamand Kojouri

“He[Crystal's father] had found my height amusing, referring to me as his "little girl" at every opportunity even though I could see the bald patch on top of his head fringed by curls when we stood side by side.”
― Joss Stirling, Seeking Crystal

“Physical size can not measure the ferocity and compassion of the heart, spirit and soul. Truly in the measure of a person, short or tall doesn’t matter at all.”
― William G. Bentrim, Short or Tall Doesn't Matter at All

“You're quite tall.' Just what a girl wants to be reminded of.”
― Libba Bray, A Great and Terrible Beauty

“We built tall buildings, but we have not become any taller.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, The Sun Watches the Sun

“Because life is shorter than we are, she says, so why beat around the bush?”
― Mona Awad, Bunny

“He who makes fun of a short and fat man’s weight is much less cruel than he who makes fun of his height.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Phoebe stared up at Mr. Ravenel with narrowed eyes. He was standing too close to her, his head and shoulders blocking the sunlight. "You should know that looming over me like that doesn't intimidate me," she said curtly. "I grew up with two very large brothers."
He relaxed his posture instantly, hooking his thumbs in his trouser pockets. "I'm not trying to intimidate you. I'm taller. I can't help that."
Hogwash, Phoebe thought. He knew quite well he'd been standing over her. But she was secretly amused by the sight of him trying so hard not to appear overbearing. "Don't think I couldn't cut you down to size," she warned.
He gave her an innocent glance. "Just as long as you do it by hand."
The smart-aleck remark surprised a laugh from her. Insolent rascal.
West Ravenel smiled slightly, his gaze holding hers, and for a moment her throat tinged sweetly at the back, as if she'd just swallowed a spoonful of cool honey.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Devil's Daughter

“Praise children when they do good,
And if they should stumble or fall,
Show them how to be humble,
Show them how to stand tall”
― Charmaine J Forde

“Tall buildings have always intimidated me,
but I somehow feel comforted, by an even taller tree.”
― Akash Mandal

“Only to see Oak, the heir to Elfhame, standing in a clearing. All my memories of him were of a merry young boy. But he'd become tall and rawboned, in the manner of children who have grown suddenly and too fast. When he moved, it was with coltish uncertainty, as though not used to his body. He would be thirteen. And he had no reason to be in my woods.”
― Holly Black, The Stolen Heir

“sometimes being tall helps you build self confidence. But knowing that you are small makes you unpredictable thus small things have bigger impact to big things.”
― Jinnul Jr.

“Instead of trying to be taller than others, stronger than others, more superior to others, try to be gentler than others, more compassionate than others, fairer than others!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“In life, growth is imminent. And, growth without change, is unthinkable. And, to make the unthinkable thinkable, new roads need to be carved out by way of old ones. The old stands tall and firm and befriends the new to fall into place, with refined maturity and greater understanding and cultured admiration. It's simply pure Magic.”
― Sandeep N. Tripathi

“Most people don’t help their friends because they fear they might grow an inch taller than them.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Before You Doubt Yourself: Pep Talks and other Crucial Discussions

“I think I have a lot going for me as far as dating. I have a high IQ, I'm 6'3", and on May 23rd I'll be Forklift Certified. That's right, I'll soon be qualified to transport stacked pallets, and I know that's the first thing women look for in a potential partner.”
― Jarod Kintz, Eggs, they’re not just for breakfast

“At forty two years, Sona Kilroy stood tall and strapping, a powerful figure. Rising to the rank of Admiral in the Corsair fleet was no easy feat. It took intelligence, talent, determination, resilience, creative thinking, brute force, and sheer cunning to achieve – and perhaps also a large slice of luck.”
― Christina Engela, Dead Beckoning

“If you want to be tall to see the world better, have some high thoughts!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“The height of your success will be measured with reference to the depth from which you started.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Frontpage: Leadership Insights from 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Thoughts

“Lanky Belline was in the court counting her ducks. She was thin as a cypress and nearly as tall.”
― Jean Giono, Regain

“Being short was determined by one’s genes. Feeling short is determined by one’s environment.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Two towering beasts were brought to us. I do not say this lightly for I am the tallest man I know and Alexander isn't that much shorter than me. These great horses looked me squarely in the eye; which was something most people couldn't manage. They were rather terrifying to behold; made entirely of muscle and grit.

"Yes, they're perfect." Alexander smiles and I wonder if he has lost his mind.

He puts a hand to each of their large muzzles. Rather than destroy him, the two massive horses seem calmed by his presence.”
― Maddy Kobar, From Out of Feldspar

“Little Dick’ or ‘Big Dick’ depends on how tall Richard is.”
― Steven Magee

“The last thing you want in a hurricane state is the electrical utility power grid above ground on tall poles!”
― Steven Magee

“This blond Brett boy was very tall. And in his disposition seemed an incompleteness. People who talked to Brett usually first referenced his height. Thus, a compliment or statement regarding his figure was the first thing he heard. Andrei could imagine that the first fraction of every conversation in his life had to do with how tall he was. And since conversations did not last that long, Brett had mastered the form of receiving the compliment, but compared to folks with a shorter body, had a considerably lower percentage of conversations in his life about other things. It was merely the way it had turned out. The world acknowledged Brett’s height and Brett monopolized this attention and innocently adjusted by mentioning his height for all sorts of topics—for being the butt of jokes, for flirtation, to compete in the quiet dance of masculine dominance in rooms that men knew so well. Andrei located the offness to him—a certain naïve, boyish way Brett spoke and moved. If Andrei and Brett had been the same age, not in a hotel restroom, and most importantly, friends, Andrei would have offered him some advice: “Accept comments on your height quickly, my friend, and then never address it again. Change the topic fast and carry on. You don’t want to lose out on the higher picture.” And the same words would apply to every living thing: “Rather than be swayed, strike through everything you do. Your mighty sword is your identity, not mirrors, reflections, or other eyeballs.”
― Karl Kristian Flores, A Happy Ghost

“A mountain is never measured by how tall it is. Rather, it is measured by how tall we will be once we are standing on the summit.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Unless you stand up for those who cannot stand up on their own, you’ll never know how tall you are.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya