When I went to high school, I wanted to be a designer of airplanes. But flunking out of the science high school… — Avi Copy Share Image
What it takes is to actually write: not to think about it, not to imagine it, not to talk about it, but… — Luanne Rice Copy Share Image
I grew up in a bookless house - my parents didn't read poetry, so if I hadn't had the chance to experience… — Carol Ann Duffy Copy Share Image
I love to read. I'm still pen pals with my ninth-grade English teacher, Mr. Shanley. He tells me what books to read. — Rooney Mara Copy Share Image
I’m too young and ridiculous a person to speak for my generation, but I’d be happy to talk about my own experiences… — Simon Rich Copy Share Image
My English teacher said that a writer is the worst judge of his own work. — Ilsa J. Bick Copy Share Image
A friend of mine said, no matter what I do I always look like an English teacher. She actually said, you still… — Kate Clinton Copy Share Image
My joke is that my father was a minister and my mother was an English teacher, so I'm trained to see the… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
“I remember one English teacher in the eighth grade, Florence Schrack, whose husband also taught at the high school. I thought what… — John Updike Copy Share Image
The only reason I acted in school was because of the community. I was in the chorus of every play and was… — John Krasinski Copy Share Image
I thought I'd be an English teacher and a baseball coach somewhere. — Ernie Johnson Jr Copy Share Image
The President publicly apologized today to all those offended by his brother's remark, There's more Arabs in this country than there is… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
When I was a child I used to read books by Gerald Durrell, who founded Jersey Zoo. He had a job collecting… — Melvin Burgess Copy Share Image
“What for?!” squalled Eddie. “I wasn’t doin’ nothin’!” So much for Mrs. Perkins the English teacher at Littlepage Elementary.” — Shannon Hill Copy Share Image
My English teacher wanted to have sex with me in Junior High. The only problem was, my English teacher was a guy.… — Eminem Copy Share Image
“You can achieve the highest level of academic, financial, physical, emotional and spiritual success but you won’t achieve true harmony until you… — Tim J. Brooks Copy Share Image
In terms of moments that pushed me toward becoming a writer... My parents, my wife, and my English teacher in the 8th… — Blake Crouch Copy Share Image
I listen a lot to how people speak. I've read a great many good books in my life. I had some excellent… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I had a very good English teacher who said to me that she thought I ought to do it. She - I… — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
It's the first line in your book. I always thought there was a lot of truth in that. Or maybe that's what… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“The expression Jake saw on all the faces, oldest to youngest, was the same: pure joy. Not just that, he thought, and… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Okay the fact that I don't get is when people talk behind your back I don't like Rumors just like today I… — Ashaurhean Mable Copy Share Image
I taught myself English. My English teacher was the sitcom 'Friends.' Back in the days when I was, like, 15, 14, it… — RM Copy Share Image
