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title: "4 School Awful Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“And being at school was awful in the beginning. Every new class I had was like a new chance for kids to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-j-palacio/and-being-at-school-was-awful-in-the-beginning-every-new-class-i-had/)

[R.J. Palacio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-j-palacio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6c/r-j-palacio-2789_contagious_and-being-at-school-was-awful-in-the-beg_65006.jpg)

> [I worked in a watercress bed, picking weeds out of watercress when I was at school. It was awful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-howard/i-worked-in-a-watercress-bed-picking-weeds-out-of-watercress-when-i/)

[Russell Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-howard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55b/russell-howard-3626_awful_i-worked-in-a-watercress-bed-picking-wee_739319.png)

> [I went to a girls' school, and it was awful. The combination of my teenage anger and their jealousy meant I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-velazquez/i-went-to-a-girls-school-and-it-was-awful-the-combination-of-my/)

[Nadine Velazquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-velazquez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/nadine-velazquez-18254_always_i-went-to-a-girls-school-and-it-was-awfu_2722039.jpg)

> [I suffered from social anxiety as a kid - the dread of homework and being back at school was awful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhod-gilbert/i-suffered-from-social-anxiety-as-a-kid-the-dread-of-homework-and/)

[Rhod Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhod-gilbert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/152/rhod-gilbert-17103_anxiety_i-suffered-from-social-anxiety-as-a-kid_2978137.jpg)

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