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> [“Obliqueness is the curse of the reading class.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/obliqueness-is-the-curse-of-the-reading-class/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

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> [In third grade, my teacher asked me to read in front of the class. I was so touched because that really was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cloris-leachman/in-third-grade-my-teacher-asked-me-to-read-in-front-of-the-class-i/)

[Cloris Leachman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cloris-leachman/)

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> [That's the curse of the reading class. We can be seduced by a good story even at the most inopportune moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/that-s-the-curse-of-the-reading-class-we-can-be-seduced-by-a-good/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/stephen-king-13_books_that-s-the-curse-of-the-reading-class-we_1140053.jpg)

> [Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-ammons/besides-the-actual-reading-in-class-of-many-poems-i-would-suggest-you/)

[A. R. Ammons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-ammons/)

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> [“Alongside the wide participation in everyday reading of newspapers and magazines, the era of 'mass reading' of books that characterised the period…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-bennett/alongside-the-wide-participation-in-everyday-reading-of-newspapers/)

[Tony Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-bennett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ea/tony-bennett-4307_books_alongside-the-wide-participation-in-ever_2103835.png)

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