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title: "3 Major Majored Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“And yet sometimes she worried about what those musty old books were doing to her. Some people majored in English to prepare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-eugenides-the-marriage-plot-2/and-yet-sometimes-she-worried-about-what-those-musty-old-books-were/)

Jeffrey Eugenides, The Marriage Plot

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> [“...a large contingent of people majoring in English by default. Because they weren't left-brained enough for science, because history was too dry,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-eugenides/a-large-contingent-of-people-majoring-in-english-by-default-because/)

[Jeffrey Eugenides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-eugenides/)

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> [“Some people majored in English to prepare for law school. Others became journalists. The smartest guy in the honors program, Adam Vogel,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-eugenides/some-people-majored-in-english-to-prepare-for-law-school-others/)

[Jeffrey Eugenides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-eugenides/)

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