“You’re abbreviating heavily, not lying. That’s what you tell yourself.”
N. K. Jemisin book The Obelisk Gate
Source: The Obelisk Gate (2016), Chapter 16 “you meet an old friend, again” (p. 293)
Variant: Tell you what: you can be Glammera the vampire hunter. I'll stick with being manly and heavily armed.
Source: Ghost Town
“You’re abbreviating heavily, not lying. That’s what you tell yourself.”
N. K. Jemisin book The Obelisk Gate
Source: The Obelisk Gate (2016), Chapter 16 “you meet an old friend, again” (p. 293)
“Tell me what you listen to, and I'll tell you who you are.”
Tiffanie DeBartolo (1970) American writer
Source: How to Kill a Rock Star
Cassandra Clare The City of Lost Souls
Variant: From what I experienced from vampires, you mostly suck. No pun intended.
Source: City of Lost Souls
“I'll be anything you want, just tell me what you want and I'll be that.”
Nicholas Sparks book The Notebook
Source: The Notebook
“If you tell me how you get your feeling of importance, I'll tell you what you are.”
Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People
Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People
“Tanith has a sword.' said Valkyrie. 'I want a stick.'
'I'll get you a stick for Christmas”
Derek Landy (1974) Irish children's writer
Jim Morrison (1943–1971) lead singer of The Doors
"The Wasp (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)" on the albums L. A. Woman (1971) and An American Prayer (1978)