“How can you wish on a turkey wishbone with a man who is capable of correcting a love letter?” — Bel Kaufman Humor Copy Share Image
I feel no different than I felt at 99, 98 or 97. Just because you live a long time, you get all… — Bel Kaufman Attention Copy Share Image
But if there is such a thing as social commitment in literature, I think it must manifest itself in a reader's awareness… — Bel Kaufman Awareness Copy Share Image
If a teacher wants to know something why doesn't she look it up herself instead of making we students do it? We… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“There is a need for closeness, yet we can’t get too close. The teacher-pupil relationship is a kind of tightrope to be… — Bel Kaufman Closeness Copy Share Image
“Trouble is,” Paul smiled his most charming smile, “a teacher has to be so many things at the same time: actor, policeman,… — Bel Kaufman Books Copy Share Image
I’ll never retire as long as I live—that’s like retiring from life! I’ll never stop writing, teaching, lecturing. If you’re in good… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
Teachers try to make us feel lower than themselves, maybe because this is because they feel lower than outside people. One teacher… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
“She hasn't been back since, and we have a young per diem substitute who had taught shoes in a vocational high school… — Bel Kaufman Fashion Copy Share Image
