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> [“When we read, we decide when, where, how long, and about what. One of the few places on earth that it is still possible to experience an instant sense of freedom and privacy is anywhere you open up a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/when-we-read-we-decide-when-where-how-long-and-about-what-one-of-the/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

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## More by Andrew Clements

> [“Robert said, "This is great, huh? Sorry to butt in and everything, but I really need the extra points. For my grade." Ben nodded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/robert-said-this-is-great-huh-sorry-to-butt-in-and-everything-but-i/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

> [Watch TV or something." That's what the note says. So I say to myself, Fine. But I think I'll do the "or something" part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/watch-tv-or-something-that-s-what-the-note-says-so-i-say-to-myself/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

> [Two wrongs don't make a right, but don't three lefts make a right? Two wrongs don't make a right, but don't two negatives make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/two-wrongs-don-t-make-a-right-but-don-t-three-lefts-make-a-right-two/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

> [who says dog means dog?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/who-says-dog-means-dog/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

> [“A singing goat is like reading books, I love goats and dinosaurs."-Albert Einstein”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/a-singing-goat-is-like-reading-books-i-love-goats-and-dinosaurs/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

> [I almost tell him that I'd never be able to do something like that, just take out my instrument and begin playing on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/i-almost-tell-him-that-i-d-never-be-able-to-do-something-like-that/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

> [“It's about 65 degrees, so it feels like when the air conditioner is up on high. I can bear it, so I'm going for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/it-s-about-65-degrees-so-it-feels-like-when-the-air-conditioner-is-up/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

> [Darkness is only light's absence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/darkness-is-only-light-s-absence/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

> [It is not good to have TOO MUCH of anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/it-is-not-good-to-have-too-much-of-anything/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

> [“Darkness is only light's absence. -Things that Are”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/darkness-is-only-light-s-absence-things-that-are/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

> [“Change couldn't be stopped...but people always had choices, didn't they? Even if change was being forced on you...you still had a choice: You could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/change-couldn-t-be-stopped-but-people-always-had-choices-didn-t-they/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

> [But fear doesn't need doors and windows. It works from the inside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/but-fear-doesn-t-need-doors-and-windows-it-works-from-the-inside/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

> [I have my own story, and I love my story, but I know I can't tell it alone, not now. Because stories have centers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/i-have-my-own-story-and-i-love-my-story-but-i-know-i-can-t-tell-it/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

> [“When we read, we decide when, where, how long, and about what. One of the few places on earth that it is still possible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/when-we-read-we-decide-when-where-how-long-and-about-what-one-of-the/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

> [Dave couldn't remember the last time a grownup had apologized to him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-clements/dave-couldn-t-remember-the-last-time-a-grownup-had-apologized-to-him/)

[Andrew Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-clements/)

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