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Never Quotes

Quotes on what never happens.

This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable. Related reading includes Life Quotes.

I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them.

Quotes by Robertson Davies

You never see what you want to see, forever playing to the gallery.

Quotes by Robertson Davies

A good story never dies.

Quotes by Roberta Williams

I believe the adventure game genre will never die any more than any type of storytelling would ever die.

Quotes by Roberta Williams

I've never read 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,' although I certainly know what that is. And what I love about that concept is as much as it's a zombie story, it's also 'Pride and Prejudice.'

Quotes by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

When I started playing the game of baseball, the more I played and the better numbers I got, the more I started thinking about the Hall of Fame. But I never thought I had a chance to be there.

Quotes by Roberto Alomar

At the WTO, it's never a general surgery. It's always a very specific, clinical, precise surgery - and you can't miss the target. If you miss the target, you kill the patient. It's as simple as that.

Quotes by Roberto Azevedo

I've never run away from my responsibilities.

Quotes by Roberto Baggio

I have never really been satisfied by the easily scored goal.

Quotes by Roberto Baggio

Time never stood still for me. It went too fast; that was the bad thing about it!

Quotes by Roberto Baggio

We never stop reading, although every book comes to an end, just as we never stop living, although death is certain.

Quotes by Roberto Bolano

The secret story is the one we'll never know, although we're living it from day to day, thinking we're alive, thinking we've got it all under control and the stuff we overlook doesn't matter.

Quotes by Roberto Bolano

I did a masterclass at the Juilliard and asked the students, 'Can you stand?' 'Sure.' 'Can you walk?' 'Sure.' They couldn't. They had never really thought about it.

Quotes by Robert Wilson

I try to present something that is full of time. Not timeless, but full of time. I never like a work where we try to update it, but it's still not interesting to see a work that is dated. If...

Quotes by Robert Wilson

I was born with my moustache and, no, I've never been tempted to shave it off. I don't spend a lot of time worrying about my face and, like Gilbert and Sullivan's Katisha, my best feature is my left shoulder-blade.

Quotes by Robert Winston

People are quite shocked when you remind them that Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra never wrote a song that they recorded in their lives, as far as I know.

Quotes by Robert Wyatt

I find writing songs hard, because it does not come naturally to me. I never set out to be a songwriter or a singer.

Quotes by Robert Wyatt

I have never felt in tune with the whole rock industry.

Quotes by Robert Wyatt

In the past, so many of my records, really, have been sketches for records that never really got made.

Quotes by Robert Wyatt

I could never be like Hitchcock and do only one kind of movie. Anything that's good is worthwhile.

Quotes by Robert Zemeckis

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are gathered under "Never"?
These quotes explore things that haven't happened, aren't wanted, or weren't anticipated — unpublished books that never found a marketing angle, the idea that secrets are "never desirable" even when needed, and a reflection on how it "never occurred" to anyone that private conversation might need protecting.
Are these quotes mostly about regret?
Not exactly regret, more observation — noticing gaps, oversights, or things that didn't come to pass, like unpublished books or an unanticipated need for privacy protections.
Is there a quote about problem-solving here?
Yes — one notes that "people constantly face problems they've never seen before" and have to improvise solutions, which is a nice contrast to the other, more resigned quotes on this page.
How is "Never" different from <a href="/always-quotes">Always</a> quotes?
They're natural opposites — "Always" quotes are about consistency and long-held habits, while "Never" quotes are about absence, gaps, and things that haven't happened.
What should I read if I want something more upbeat?
Good quotes or Like quotes lean lighter, while "Never" quotes tend to be more contemplative. For a broader reflective read, Life quotes is also worth checking.

Other quotes touch on constitutional rights never explicitly written down, and the constant stream of new problems people have never faced before. See also Always Quotes and Good Quotes.