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title: "4 Read Kept Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Read Kept quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Read Kept sayings and thoughts."
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> [I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-richards/i-did-not-want-my-tombstone-to-read-she-kept-a-really-clean-house/)

[Ann Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-richards/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/ann-richards-9674_clean-house_i-did-not-want-my-tombstone-to-read-she_447991.png)

> [I've never had time to read. But no one ever kept me from finishing a novel I loved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-pennac/i-ve-never-had-time-to-read-but-no-one-ever-kept-me-from-finishing-a/)

[Daniel Pennac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-pennac/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58e/daniel-pennac-3707_books_i-ve-never-had-time-to-read-but-no-one-e_643658.jpg)

> [“I had to go back and reread the page a few times. As I read it, I kept drifting out of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patton-oswalt/i-had-to-go-back-and-reread-the-page-a-few-times-as-i-read-it-i-kept/)

[Patton Oswalt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patton-oswalt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaf/patton-oswalt-2795_book_i-had-to-go-back-and-reread-the-page-a-f_720261.png)

> [I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-richards/i-did-not-want-my-tombstone-to-read-she-kept-a-really-clean-house-i/)

[Ann Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-richards/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54d/ann-richards-9674_clean_i-did-not-want-my-tombstone-to-read-she_1889995.png)

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