Quote by Dorothy Hamill

I hated to read. My mother could not get me to read. I'm going through the same thing with my daughter now. I love to read now, but I don't remember reading.

I hated to read. My mother could not get me to read. I'm goi

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This quote captures the personal experience of someone who once despised reading but eventually developed a love for it. Despite struggling to engage with books as a child, the individual now finds themselves in a similar situation with their own daughter. It highlights the irony that the person cannot recall the exact process of falling in love with reading, demonstrating how personal growth and change can happen over time without much conscious awareness.

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