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title: "3 Majoring English Quotes by 2 authors"
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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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> [I ended up majoring in English, which I'm not particularly fluent in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellie-kemper/i-ended-up-majoring-in-english-which-i-m-not-particularly-fluent-in/)

[Ellie Kemper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellie-kemper/)

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