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title: "8 Finish Books Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I only read the left-hand pages, so I finish books twice as fast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martellus-bennett/i-only-read-the-left-hand-pages-so-i-finish-books-twice-as-fast/)

[Martellus Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martellus-bennett/)

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> [I finish two books a week, mostly nonfiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-marie-campbell/i-finish-two-books-a-week-mostly-nonfiction/)

[Ann-Marie Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-marie-campbell/)

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> [Our house was littered with books- in the kitchen, under the beds, stuck between the couch pillows--far too many for her the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-hoffman/our-house-was-littered-with-books-in-the-kitchen-under-the-beds-stuck/)

[Alice Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-hoffman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/516/alice-hoffman-427_bed_our-house-was-littered-with-books-in-the_1010128.png)

> [I try to craft books that are fun, that are sort of subversively educational so kids learn but they don't really feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-try-to-craft-books-that-are-fun-that-are-sort-of-subversively/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

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> [Grown-ups shouldn’t finish books they’re not enjoying. When you’re no longer a child, and you no longer live at home, you don’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-irving/grown-ups-shouldn-t-finish-books-they-re-not-enjoying-when-you-re-no/)

[John Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-irving/)

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> [I've never been a fast reader. I'm fickle; I don't finish books I start; I put a book aside for five, ten…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholson-baker/i-ve-never-been-a-fast-reader-i-m-fickle-i-don-t-finish-books-i-start/)

[Nicholson Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholson-baker/)

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> [The vast majority of writers out there, they finish their books, and no one cares whether their book is late or ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/the-vast-majority-of-writers-out-there-they-finish-their-books-and-no/)

[George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f4/george-r-r-martin-2-926_book_the-vast-majority-of-writers-out-there-t_2739649.jpg)

> [I finish so many books it's amazing. I'm also doing Rosetta Stone, learning some French.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kellan-lutz/i-finish-so-many-books-it-s-amazing-i-m-also-doing-rosetta-stone/)

[Kellan Lutz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kellan-lutz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/kellan-lutz-2950_also_i-finish-so-many-books-it-s-amazing-i-m_2878676.png)

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