English teachers tend to put more thought in the books than the author did — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
Nineteenth-century English literature I know; 19th-century sewage systems, not so much. — Glen Duncan Copy Share Image
I was brought up by the English side of my family, who are very repressed and working class. Absolutely lovely, but very… — Bat for Lashes Copy Share Image
No, I didn't forget Samoan - I understand it when you talk to me but, you know, to put phrases together I… — Junior Seau Copy Share Image
The larger an English industry was, the more likely it was to go bankrupt, because the English were not naturally corporate people;… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Oh, I think country has changed tremendously. I think country has totally changed. Country music when I was a kid was Hank… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
It's easier for me to act in Spanish, but as soon as I get the lines in English and I know them… — Ana de la Reguera Copy Share Image
My favorite subject in high school was English. I love reading and writing, and I felt really supported in this subject, and… — Christie Laing Copy Share Image
In the U.S., the term 'general aviation' means its exact opposite, the way 'public school' does in England. An English public school… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
'The Sound of Things Falling' may be a page turner, but it's also a deep meditation on fate and death. Even in… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
There are reasons for believing that the English increase will far surpass others, and that the diffusion of the United States will… — Ezra Stiles Copy Share Image
I ended up doing four or five plays in college and being an English major with my thesis in language acquisition, which… — Carrie Coon Copy Share Image
“As Brother Francis readily admitted, his mastery of pre-Deluge English was far from masterful yet. The way nouns could sometimes modify other… — Walter M. Miller Jr Copy Share Image
Although I've lived in England for more than twenty years, I still have a foreigner's passion for all the details of English… — Meg Rosoff Copy Share Image
Most English houses, grand or small, nestle in an intimate pastoral setting. — Nicholas Haslam Copy Share Image
Growing up in this post-apartheid era, the first generation of teens in South Africa living in this new democracy, I often found… — Adhir Kalyan Copy Share Image
“It does not matter what you write in English nobody has understood it anyway.” — Santosh Kalwar Copy Share Image
My mother-in-law speaks not a word of English. I speak not a word of Tajiki. So I smile at her ingratiatingly and… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
“Yes I am aware of the rules. Yes I can totally see how I err the Queen. Yes it is this very… — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
It's so English to hate L.A. I'd like to say I love it, but I don't. It's such a weird place. If… — Amelia Warner Copy Share Image
I have a very awesome seat in the house every time I play. When the lights come up, and the sound turns… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
