"It’s reasonable for a teenager to resent any
work that is assigned, so I will begin by saying 'I’m sorry. I know you
probably have better things to do than read The Poisonwood Bible or The
Bean Trees when you’re 15. Given that you have got
to read something for your English class, I hope this one will be a
friend to you.' I have immense appreciation for high-school English
teachers. I think they are the saints of this earth."
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