If I ever teach writing again, I’d say the first lesson is to listen. — Horton Foote Copy Share Image
I teach writing courses and first of all, I teach my students what prosody is. — Theodore Sturgeon Copy Share Image
“But you can't teach writing, people tell me. And I say, 'Who the hell are you, God's dean of admissions?” — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
When I began to be published, people got the idea that I should 'teach writing,' which I have no idea how to… — Anne Carson Copy Share Image
When I teach writing, I have a mantra: 'Be a first-rate version of yourself, and not a second-rate version of another writer.' — David Morrell Copy Share Image
It's much easier to teach writing, because people are less shy about writing. If they're in a group, nobody can see what… — Lynda Barry Copy Share Image
I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if they don't teach, one, that writing is… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
I would love to see writing taught online because at university like Yale, there are not enough teachers who are able to… — David Gelernter Copy Share Image
G.K. Chesterton once said: If something is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. I live by this philosophy when I teach… — Ralph Fletcher Copy Share Image
When I teach writing, I always tell my students you should assume that the audience you're writing for is smarter than you.… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
I don't teach writing classes anymore, and I'm really glad I don't, because I would feel very strange about telling people, 'Go… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
I've been trying to write. I also spent a lot of time on different campuses, in conversation, helping other writers. That's what… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
No one can teach writing, but classes may stimulate the urge to write. If you are born a writer, you will inevitably… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
I don't teach writing. I teach patience. Toughness. Stubbornness. The willingness to fail. I teach the life. The odd thing is most… — Richard Bausch Copy Share Image
