---
title: "1 Stop Killing Quotes By Mary Rose O'Reilley"
description: "1 Stop Killing quotes by Mary Rose O'Reilley. Plus more from Mary Rose O'Reilley and more Stop Killing sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/mary-rose-o-reilley-27230_killing_teaching-english-is-an-intrinsically-rad_1234972.jpg"
---

> [Teaching English is an intrinsically radical act. Is it possible to teach English so that people stop killing each other?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/teaching-english-is-an-intrinsically-radical-act-is-it-possible-to/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/mary-rose-o-reilley-27230_killing_teaching-english-is-an-intrinsically-rad_1234972.jpg)

## More by Mary Rose O'Reilley

> [“My music teacher offered twittering madrigals and something about how, in Italy, in Italy, the oranges hang on the tree. He treated me -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/my-music-teacher-offered-twittering-madrigals-and-something-about-how/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

> [“Cultural wisdom says 'Don't quit your day job.' Yet I think these desires represent our psyche's stretch toward wholeness. And to be whole, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/cultural-wisdom-says-don-t-quit-your-day-job-yet-i-think-these/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

> [“When I speak in Christian terms or Buddhist terms I'm simply selecting for the moment a dialect. Christian words for me represent the comforting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/when-i-speak-in-christian-terms-or-buddhist-terms-i-m-simply/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

> [“I cleaned the shit off my pink high-tops and drove home, stopping for an espresso at the coffeehouse across from the college. Men and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/i-cleaned-the-shit-off-my-pink-high-tops-and-drove-home-stopping-for/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

> [Finding voice is a socially responsible political act. We don't just do it for ourselves. And helping someone to find voice demands a spiritual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/finding-voice-is-a-socially-responsible-political-act-we-don-t-just/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

> [Teaching English is an intrinsically radical act. Is it possible to teach English so that people stop killing each other?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/teaching-english-is-an-intrinsically-radical-act-is-it-possible-to/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

> [“I would not say I am looking for God. Or, I am not looking for God precisely. I am not seeking the God I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/i-would-not-say-i-am-looking-for-god-or-i-am-not-looking-for-god/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

> [“On the first day of November last year, sacred to many religious calendars but especially the Celtic, I went for a walk among bare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/on-the-first-day-of-november-last-year-sacred-to-many-religious/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

> [What do you do for ecstasy?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/what-do-you-do-for-ecstasy/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

> [“What to wear on a Minnesota farm? The older farmers I know wear brown polyester jumpsuits, like factory workers. The younger ones wear jeans,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/what-to-wear-on-a-minnesota-farm-the-older-farmers-i-know-wear-brown/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

> [If you have a big splash of ecstasy in your life every day you are going to teach students something finer than "buy low/sell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/if-you-have-a-big-splash-of-ecstasy-in-your-life-every-day-you-are/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

> [“I would not have majored in English and gone on to teach literature had I not been able to construct a counterargument about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/i-would-not-have-majored-in-english-and-gone-on-to-teach-literature/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

> [“Whatever you eye falls on - for it will fall on what you love - will lead you to the questions of your life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/whatever-you-eye-falls-on-for-it-will-fall-on-what-you-love-will-lead/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

> [What if we were to take seriously the possibility that our students have a rich and authoritative inner life and tried to nourish it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/what-if-we-were-to-take-seriously-the-possibility-that-our-students/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

> [“One night I begged Robin, a scientist by training, to watch Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' with me on PBS. He lasted about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/one-night-i-begged-robin-a-scientist-by-training-to-watch-arthur/)

[Mary Rose O'Reilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-rose-o-reilley/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stop-killing/mary-rose-o-reilley/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Stop Killing Quotes By Mary Rose O'Reilley",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Teaching English is an intrinsically radical act. Is it possible to teach English so that people stop killing each other?",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Mary Rose O'Reilley"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-rose-o-reilley/teaching-english-is-an-intrinsically-radical-act-is-it-possible-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/mary-rose-o-reilley-27230_killing_teaching-english-is-an-intrinsically-rad_1234972.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/mary-rose-o-reilley-27230_killing_teaching-english-is-an-intrinsically-rad_1234972.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/mary-rose-o-reilley-27230_killing_teaching-english-is-an-intrinsically-rad_1234972.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Teaching English is an intrinsically radical act. Is it possible to teach English so that people stop…” — Mary Rose O'Reilley",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stop-killing/mary-rose-o-reilley/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stop-killing/mary-rose-o-reilley/",
            "name": "Stop Killing Quotes by Mary Rose O'Reilley",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stop-killing/mary-rose-o-reilley/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/mary-rose-o-reilley-27230_killing_teaching-english-is-an-intrinsically-rad_1234972.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Stop Killing quotes by Mary Rose O'Reilley. Plus more from Mary Rose O'Reilley and more Stop Killing sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stop-killing/mary-rose-o-reilley/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stop-killing/mary-rose-o-reilley/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Stop Killing",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stop-killing/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Mary Rose O'Reilley",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stop-killing/mary-rose-o-reilley/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```