--- title: "10 Majored English Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Majored English quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Majored English sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/lisa-brennan-jobs-20977_books_at-harvard-i-majored-in-english-literatu_776710.jpg" --- > [At Harvard, I majored in English Literature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-brennan-jobs/at-harvard-i-majored-in-english-literature/) [Lisa Brennan-Jobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-brennan-jobs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/lisa-brennan-jobs-20977_books_at-harvard-i-majored-in-english-literatu_776710.jpg) > [I went to Gettysburg College, where the famous Civil War battle was fought. I majored in English. I would've liked to major…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-spinelli/i-went-to-gettysburg-college-where-the-famous-civil-war-battle-was/) [Jerry Spinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-spinelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0b/jerry-spinelli-1413_battle_i-went-to-gettysburg-college-where-the-f_676626.png) > [“And yet sometimes she worried about those musty old books were doing to her. Some people majored in English to prepare for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-eugenides/and-yet-sometimes-she-worried-about-those-musty-old-books-were-doing/) [Jeffrey Eugenides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-eugenides/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/809/jeffrey-eugenides-462_books_and-yet-sometimes-she-worried-about-thos_788824.png) > [She’d majored in English, hoping that meant she could spend the next four years reading and writing. And maybe the next four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/she-d-majored-in-english-hoping-that-meant-she-could-spend-the-next/) [Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f34/rainbow-rowell-135_four_she-d-majored-in-english-hoping-that-mea_1276717.jpg) > [I majored in English with a specialization in creative writing along with Asian American Studies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randall-park/i-majored-in-english-with-a-specialization-in-creative-writing-along/) [Randall Park](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randall-park/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/randall-park-22568_american_i-majored-in-english-with-a-specializati_2264740.jpg) > [I majored in English in college, so I read the classic dystopian novels like '1984' and 'Brave New World.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lois-lowry/i-majored-in-english-in-college-so-i-read-the-classic-dystopian/) [Lois Lowry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lois-lowry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/lois-lowry-978_books_i-majored-in-english-in-college-so-i-rea_1801092.png) > [I majored in English in college and that was my major in graduate school before switching to creative writing. I read a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-dobyns/i-majored-in-english-in-college-and-that-was-my-major-in-graduate/) [Stephen Dobyns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-dobyns/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/693/stephen-dobyns-13599_college_i-majored-in-english-in-college-and-that_1010174.jpg) > [After high school, I went to Stanford University and majored in English. Of course, that gave me a chance to do lots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-sue-park/after-high-school-i-went-to-stanford-university-and-majored-in/) [Linda Sue Park](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-sue-park/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41d/linda-sue-park-17628_after_after-high-school-i-went-to-stanford-uni_2739055.jpg) > [“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](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-eugenides-the-marriage-plot-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/jeffrey-eugenides-the-marriage_books_and-yet-sometimes-she-worried-about-what_39179.jpg) > [“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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/jeffrey-eugenides-462_law-school_some-people-majored-in-english-to-prepar_726011.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/majored-english/#itemlist", "name": "Majored English Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "At Harvard, I majored in English Literature.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lisa Brennan-Jobs" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-brennan-jobs/at-harvard-i-majored-in-english-literature/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/lisa-brennan-jobs-20977_books_at-harvard-i-majored-in-english-literatu_776710.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/lisa-brennan-jobs-20977_books_at-harvard-i-majored-in-english-literatu_776710.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/lisa-brennan-jobs-20977_books_at-harvard-i-majored-in-english-literatu_776710.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“At Harvard, I majored in English Literature.” — Lisa Brennan-Jobs", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I went to Gettysburg College, where the famous Civil War battle was fought. 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