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title: "5 Important Formation Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Important Formation quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Important Formation sayings and thoughts."
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> [I do believe in that thing about the reading audience being very important to the formation of the novel at its birth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lanchester/i-do-believe-in-that-thing-about-the-reading-audience-being-very/)

[John Lanchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lanchester/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/john-lanchester-2601_audience_i-do-believe-in-that-thing-about-the-rea_523475.png)

> [My cultural experiences were as important to my formation as many of the other things that happened to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-hirsch/my-cultural-experiences-were-as-important-to-my-formation-as-many-of/)

[Edward Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-hirsch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/edward-hirsch-1614_experiences_my-cultural-experiences-were-as-importan_627819.png)

> [Nothing is more important than the formation of fictional concepts, which teach us at last to understand our own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-wittgenstein/nothing-is-more-important-than-the-formation-of-fictional-concepts/)

[Ludwig Wittgenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-wittgenstein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/ludwig-wittgenstein-582_concepts_nothing-is-more-important-than-the-forma_1483410.png)

> [It isn't important what formation is on the field, but rather our attitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-busquets/it-isn-t-important-what-formation-is-on-the-field-but-rather-our/)

[Sergio Busquets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-busquets/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/sergio-busquets-5324_attitude_it-isn-t-important-what-formation-is-on_2422823.png)

> [My degree in theology was an important part of my formation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-fortenberry/my-degree-in-theology-was-an-important-part-of-my-formation/)

[Jeff Fortenberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-fortenberry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/jeff-fortenberry-11071_catholic_my-degree-in-theology-was-an-important-p_3197949.jpg)

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