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# Kendall Hailey

(1966)   Autobiographer   United States

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Kendall Hailey is an autobiographer from the United States, best known for *The day I became an autodidact*.

## Quick Facts About Kendall Hailey

Born January 1, 1966

Nationality United States

Profession Autobiographer

Notable works The day I became an autodidact

## About Kendall Hailey

Kendall Hailey is an American writer and autodidact. She graduated from high school a year early, at age 16, to pursue unschooling and wrote about her experiences in the book, The Day I Became an Autodidact and the Advice, Adventures, and Acrimonies that Befell Me Thereafter. The book details first her decision to leave formal education, and follows her as she sets out to read everything ever published.

##  Quotes by Kendall Hailey

> [The great gift of family life is to be intimately acquainted with people you might never even introduce yourself to, had life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendall-hailey/the-great-gift-of-family-life-is-to-be-intimately-acquainted-with/)

Kendall Hailey

[Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/)

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> [“I sometimes think if I did not write I would be a madwoman. Now I am a sane woman with a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendall-hailey/i-sometimes-think-if-i-did-not-write-i-would-be-a-madwoman-now-i-am-a/)

Kendall Hailey

[Humor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humor/)

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