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title: "6 Took Reading Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [When I traveled as secretary of state, I was deluged with thick briefing books full of information about the politics, economy, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/when-i-traveled-as-secretary-of-state-i-was-deluged-with-thick/)

[Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/)

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> [“She took to reading with a fervor so extreme, Baba Joseph had to take the books from her hands by force. 'Your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/she-took-to-reading-with-a-fervor-so-extreme-baba-joseph-had-to-take/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ab/nancy-farmer-12001_books_she-took-to-reading-with-a-fervor-so-ext_631047.png)

> [I came from a house full of books, so I took reading for granted. I was an outdoorsy little kid, too, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tana-french/i-came-from-a-house-full-of-books-so-i-took-reading-for-granted-i-was/)

[Tana French](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tana-french/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a86/tana-french-1016_book_i-came-from-a-house-full-of-books-so-i-t_902888.png)

> [If you took my reading and writing out of my head, I don't know who I would be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-messud/if-you-took-my-reading-and-writing-out-of-my-head-i-don-t-know-who-i/)

[Claire Messud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-messud/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/claire-messud-1372_head_if-you-took-my-reading-and-writing-out-o_926216.png)

> [“Burne was drawing farther and farther away from the world about him. He resigned the vice-presidency of the senior class and took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/burne-was-drawing-farther-and-farther-away-from-the-world-about-him/)

[F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b04/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_senior-class_burne-was-drawing-farther-and-farther-aw_1455552.jpg)

> [“They say she was once a grand lady and lived on the hill. But she took to reading books and went from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-glass-slipper-screenpaly-byhelen-deutsch/they-say-she-was-once-a-grand-lady-and-lived-on-the-hill-but-she-took/)

[The Glass Slipper screenpaly byHelen Deutsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-glass-slipper-screenpaly-byhelen-deutsch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/454/the-glass-slipper-screenpaly-b_books_they-say-she-was-once-a-grand-lady-and-l_2883342.jpg)

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