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Quote	I had a high school English teacher who made me really work at writing. And once, when I got an assignment back, she'd written: 'This is so good, Andrew. This should be published!' That made a big impression on me. Copy
Author	Andrew Clements
Category	Teacher Writing
Quote Length	Long
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