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title: "6 Sister Read Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Sister Read quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Sister Read sayings and thoughts."
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> [When I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels. My sister became unmarried and pregnant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/when-i-was-growing-up-i-always-read-horror-books-while-my-sister-read/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69a/dorothy-allison-2041_always_when-i-was-growing-up-i-always-read-horr_120027.jpg)

> [Since when I was little, I would always write a script and tell my sister, 'Read this line. I'm going to film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadie-sink/since-when-i-was-little-i-would-always-write-a-script-and-tell-my/)

[Sadie Sink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadie-sink/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/def/sadie-sink-10440_always_since-when-i-was-little-i-would-always-w_239636.jpg)

> [“He watched as her sister read it. Watched as her face crumpled, as her shoulders shook. Ashy. Caught her and held her,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/he-watched-as-her-sister-read-it-watched-as-her-face-crumpled-as-her/)

[Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/kelley-armstrong-581_sister_he-watched-as-her-sister-read-it-watched_464362.png)

> [“Surely the woman had more important things to do than to teach my sister how to read. I was waiting for cookies,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-gray/surely-the-woman-had-more-important-things-to-do-than-to-teach-my/)

[Jack Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-gray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/jack-gray-85136_important-things_surely-the-woman-had-more-important-thin_2512069.jpg)

> [When I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/when-i-was-growing-up-i-always-read-horror-books-while-my-sister-read-2/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cb/dorothy-allison-2041_book_when-i-was-growing-up-i-always-read-horr_3046195.png)

> [When Mats came in the evenings, they would drink tea in the kitchen while reading their books and talking about them. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-jansson/when-mats-came-in-the-evenings-they-would-drink-tea-in-the-kitchen/)

[Tove Jansson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-jansson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a5/tove-jansson-1846_anna_when-mats-came-in-the-evenings-they-woul_3089836.jpg)

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