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I like going to schools and telling classes that when I was a child, I failed every "will this kid become a writer" test.

— Kate DiCamillo

For me, writing a historical novel was really hard. I love history as a subject and majored in it in college. I think, in…

— Min Jin Lee

I love history but was taught badly at school.

— Cathy Newman

The hardest thing was learning to write. I was 13, and the only writing I had done was for Social Studies. It consisted of…

— Tracy Kidder

In elementary school, I did well in science, but I was a poor writer. When I got to high school, I failed all my…

— Avi

I grew up thinking that because I couldn't read, I was stupid and would never amount to anything. I worked my way through college…

— Suze Orman

Reading history while you make history can teach you a lot.

— George W. Bush

I've always been a history buff. It was one of the few subjects at school that really, really caught me.

— Tom Mison

I failed eighth grade twice, and then they moved me up to ninth grade. Then I failed that and dropped out. My teacher would…

— Tig Notaro

I made good grades in school.

— Stephanie Beatriz

I did badly in high school. I don't know why, but I failed all my exams. Then I took them again.

— Richard Quest

In ninth grade, I came up with a new form of rebellion. I hadn't been getting good grades, but I decided to get all…

— Bill Gates