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title: "4 Beach Reading Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“Where do you see yourself in ten years’ time?” she asked. My answer: “Not sure, but maybe on a beach reading a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-oyeyemi/where-do-you-see-yourself-in-ten-years-time-she-asked-my-answer-not/)

[Helen Oyeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-oyeyemi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cca/helen-oyeyemi-1658_time_where-do-you-see-yourself-in-ten-years-t_732625.jpg)

> [“Beach reading: Planning on reading, but failing relentlessly due to the heart-stirring view.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malak-el-halabi/beach-reading-planning-on-reading-but-failing-relentlessly-due-to-the/)

[Malak El Halabi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malak-el-halabi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/malak-el-halabi-25561_beach-read_beach-reading-planning-on-reading-but-fa_1088811.jpg)

> [I still carry the residue of the pressure I felt as a child to read and appreciate the right books. Growing up,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-baumbach/i-still-carry-the-residue-of-the-pressure-i-felt-as-a-child-to-read/)

[Noah Baumbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-baumbach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/noah-baumbach-4015_allowed_i-still-carry-the-residue-of-the-pressur_2606694.jpg)

> [ I don't know if \[Samuel\] Beckett is something you ever bring to the beach - get out of the water, towel off,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duchovny/i-don-t-know-if-samuel-beckett-is-something-you-ever-bring-to-the/)

[David Duchovny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duchovny/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/david-duchovny-1754_beach_i-don-t-know-if-samuel-beckett-is-someth_2849454.jpg)

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