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title: "5 Forced Read Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [If, in the very first pages, I'm forced to read gratuitous phrases or banal metaphors, I won't be able to get inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herta-m-ller/if-in-the-very-first-pages-i-m-forced-to-read-gratuitous-phrases-or/)

[Herta Muller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herta-m-ller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16b/herta-m-ller-4269_books_if-in-the-very-first-pages-i-m-forced-to_734602.jpg)

> [Turn," Liz said, trying not to hide her impatience at being forced to read at non-speed-of-light pace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ally-carter/turn-liz-said-trying-not-to-hide-her-impatience-at-being-forced-to/)

[Ally Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ally-carter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/803/ally-carter-530_impatience_turn-liz-said-trying-not-to-hide-her-imp_1424244.png)

> [I do like to read in bed, but because I have two kids I'm often forced to read in the bathroom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eoin-colfer/i-do-like-to-read-in-bed-but-because-i-have-two-kids-i-m-often-forced/)

[Eoin Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eoin-colfer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/622/eoin-colfer-736_bathroom_i-do-like-to-read-in-bed-but-because-i-h_1494646.png)

> [“Anna Arkadyevna read and understood, but it was distasteful to her to read, that is, to follow the reflection of other people’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tolstoy/anna-arkadyevna-read-and-understood-but-it-was-distasteful-to-her-to/)

[Tolstoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tolstoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c7/tolstoy-36709_books_anna-arkadyevna-read-and-understood-but_2116496.jpg)

> [Sometimes, when I couldn’t afford to pay the utility bill at the end of the month, I was forced to read by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-stern/sometimes-when-i-couldn-t-afford-to-pay-the-utility-bill-at-the-end/)

[Steve Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-stern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a27/steve-stern-58445_bills_sometimes-when-i-couldn-t-afford-to-pay_2435643.png)

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