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> [I was an English major in college, took a ton of creative writing courses, and was a newspaper reporter for 10 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-weiner/i-was-an-english-major-in-college-took-a-ton-of-creative-writing/)

[Jennifer Weiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-weiner/)

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> [In college, I took an acting class as a lark. I was surprised by how much it interested me. It seemed like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ebon-moss-bachrach/in-college-i-took-an-acting-class-as-a-lark-i-was-surprised-by-how/)

[Ebon Moss-Bachrach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ebon-moss-bachrach/)

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> [At this point I was strongly advised that I was too young socially to go to college so I took a second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-standish-knowles/at-this-point-i-was-strongly-advised-that-i-was-too-young-socially-to/)

[William Standish Knowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-standish-knowles/)

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> [When I went to college I took a creative writing class and decided in a week to be a writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-guterson/when-i-went-to-college-i-took-a-creative-writing-class-and-decided-in/)

[David Guterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-guterson/)

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> [In high school, I wanted to be an actress. Until I got to college and took some creative writing courses. Then I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-cabot/in-high-school-i-wanted-to-be-an-actress-until-i-got-to-college-and/)

[Meg Cabot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-cabot/)

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> [When I finally decided that my only hope was to go to college, I took an acting class, and once I walked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-hudson/when-i-finally-decided-that-my-only-hope-was-to-go-to-college-i-took/)

[Ernie Hudson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-hudson/)

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> [When I was in my freshman year at college I took some acting classes and found that I fell in love with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-kate-olsen/when-i-was-in-my-freshman-year-at-college-i-took-some-acting-classes/)

[Mary-Kate Olsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-kate-olsen/)

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> [“After graduating high school and leaving my faith-reinforcing circle of Christian classmates, my religious fervor cooled somewhat, but I was still firm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-jeskin/after-graduating-high-school-and-leaving-my-faith-reinforcing-circle/)

[Alan Jeskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-jeskin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef0/alan-jeskin-69796_christianity_after-graduating-high-school-and-leaving_1366012.jpg)

> [When I grew up, I had everything you could ask for, and I kind of didn't appreciate it. Because it was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-long/when-i-grew-up-i-had-everything-you-could-ask-for-and-i-kind-of-didn/)

[Chris Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-long/)

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> [In college I took an acting class as a joke. It sounded like something fun and easy at the time. I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graziadei/in-college-i-took-an-acting-class-as-a-joke-it-sounded-like-something/)

[Michael Graziadei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graziadei/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdf/michael-graziadei-48941_acting_in-college-i-took-an-acting-class-as-a-j_1081869.jpg)

> [I was obsessed with the idea of going to college. And I took many years off after that, so I sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaby-hoffmann/i-was-obsessed-with-the-idea-of-going-to-college-and-i-took-many/)

[Gaby Hoffmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaby-hoffmann/)

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