---
title: "18 Teach Writing Quotes by 17 authors"
description: "Browse 18 Teach Writing quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Teach Writing sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/tracy-kidder-8859_cant_people-say-you-cant-teach-writing-but-i_869243.jpg"
---

> [People say you cant teach writing, but I think thats nonsense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-kidder/people-say-you-cant-teach-writing-but-i-think-thats-nonsense/)

[Tracy Kidder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-kidder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/tracy-kidder-8859_cant_people-say-you-cant-teach-writing-but-i_869243.jpg)

> [I never was a big believer that you can teach writing per se.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-berg/i-never-was-a-big-believer-that-you-can-teach-writing-per-se/)

[Elizabeth Berg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-berg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/elizabeth-berg-853_big_i-never-was-a-big-believer-that-you-can_1839972.jpg)

> [As a professor I can't teach writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-orner/as-a-professor-i-can-t-teach-writing/)

[Peter Orner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-orner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/peter-orner-12957_education_as-a-professor-i-can-t-teach-writing-274_2745600.png)

> [People say you can't teach writing, but I think that's nonsense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-kidder/people-say-you-can-t-teach-writing-but-i-think-that-s-nonsense/)

[Tracy Kidder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-kidder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/tracy-kidder-8859_education_people-say-you-can-t-teach-writing-but-i_1486024.jpg)

> [If I ever teach writing again, I’d say the first lesson is to listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horton-foote/if-i-ever-teach-writing-again-i-d-say-the-first-lesson-is-to-listen/)

[Horton Foote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horton-foote/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/659/horton-foote-27228_firsts_if-i-ever-teach-writing-again-i-d-say-th_2862690.jpg)

> [I teach writing courses and first of all, I teach my students what prosody is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-sturgeon/i-teach-writing-courses-and-first-of-all-i-teach-my-students-what/)

[Theodore Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-sturgeon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/theodore-sturgeon-4560_courses_i-teach-writing-courses-and-first-of-all_548573.jpg)

> [“But you can't teach writing, people tell me. And I say, 'Who the hell are you, God's dean of admissions?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/but-you-can-t-teach-writing-people-tell-me-and-i-say-who-the-hell-are/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c00/anne-lamott-188_dean_but-you-can-t-teach-writing-people-tell_2348697.png)

> [When I began to be published, people got the idea that I should 'teach writing,' which I have no idea how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-carson/when-i-began-to-be-published-people-got-the-idea-that-i-should-teach/)

[Anne Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-carson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/anne-carson-1985_believe_when-i-began-to-be-published-people-got_2800307.png)

> [When I teach writing, I have a mantra: 'Be a first-rate version of yourself, and not a second-rate version of another writer.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/when-i-teach-writing-i-have-a-mantra-be-a-first-rate-version-of/)

[David Morrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morrell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/david-morrell-15198_another_when-i-teach-writing-i-have-a-mantra-be_1894771.jpg)

> [It's much easier to teach writing, because people are less shy about writing. If they're in a group, nobody can see what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-barry/it-s-much-easier-to-teach-writing-because-people-are-less-shy-about/)

[Lynda Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-barry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/lynda-barry-3343_about_it-s-much-easier-to-teach-writing-becaus_1004511.jpg)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-lessing/i-don-t-know-much-about-creative-writing-programs-but-they-re-not/)

[Doris Lessing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-lessing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3f/doris-lessing-501_creative_i-don-t-know-much-about-creative-writing_971381.png)

> [I would love to see writing taught online because at university like Yale, there are not enough teachers who are able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gelernter/i-would-love-to-see-writing-taught-online-because-at-university-like/)

[David Gelernter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gelernter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f82/david-gelernter-18312_able_i-would-love-to-see-writing-taught-onlin_745096.jpg)

> [G.K. Chesterton once said: If something is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. I live by this philosophy when I teach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fletcher/g-k-chesterton-once-said-if-something-is-worth-doing-it-is-worth/)

[Ralph Fletcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fletcher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ae/ralph-fletcher-34579_ifs_g-k-chesterton-once-said-if-something-is_2619733.jpg)

> [When I teach writing, I always tell my students you should assume that the audience you're writing for is smarter than you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kushner/when-i-teach-writing-i-always-tell-my-students-you-should-assume-that/)

[Tony Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-kushner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/tony-kushner-2204_assuming_when-i-teach-writing-i-always-tell-my-st_763337.jpg)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/i-don-t-teach-writing-classes-anymore-and-i-m-really-glad-i-don-t/)

[Ursula K. Le Guin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-k-le-guin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/ursula-k-le-guin-138_about_i-don-t-teach-writing-classes-anymore-an_489704.jpg)

> [I've been trying to write. I also spent a lot of time on different campuses, in conversation, helping other writers. That's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/junot-diaz/i-ve-been-trying-to-write-i-also-spent-a-lot-of-time-on-different/)

[Junot Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/junot-diaz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/junot-diaz-531_campus_i-ve-been-trying-to-write-i-also-spent-a_1492789.jpg)

> [No one can teach writing, but classes may stimulate the urge to write. If you are born a writer, you will inevitably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-ozick/no-one-can-teach-writing-but-classes-may-stimulate-the-urge-to-write/)

[Cynthia Ozick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-ozick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/cynthia-ozick-2945_books_no-one-can-teach-writing-but-classes-may_1375219.jpg)

> [I don't teach writing. I teach patience. Toughness. Stubbornness. The willingness to fail. I teach the life. The odd thing is most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bausch/i-don-t-teach-writing-i-teach-patience-toughness-stubbornness-the/)

[Richard Bausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-bausch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b0/richard-bausch-30288_doubt_i-don-t-teach-writing-i-teach-patience-t_236921.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teach-writing/#itemlist",
            "name": "Teach Writing Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 18,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "People say you cant teach writing, but I think thats nonsense.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Tracy Kidder"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-kidder/people-say-you-cant-teach-writing-but-i-think-thats-nonsense/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/tracy-kidder-8859_cant_people-say-you-cant-teach-writing-but-i_869243.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/tracy-kidder-8859_cant_people-say-you-cant-teach-writing-but-i_869243.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/tracy-kidder-8859_cant_people-say-you-cant-teach-writing-but-i_869243.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“People say you cant teach writing, but I think thats nonsense.” — Tracy Kidder",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I never was a big believer that you can teach writing per se.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Elizabeth Berg"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-berg/i-never-was-a-big-believer-that-you-can-teach-writing-per-se/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/elizabeth-berg-853_big_i-never-was-a-big-believer-that-you-can_1839972.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/elizabeth-berg-853_big_i-never-was-a-big-believer-that-you-can_1839972.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/elizabeth-berg-853_big_i-never-was-a-big-believer-that-you-can_1839972.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I never was a big believer that you can teach writing per se.” — Elizabeth Berg",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "As a professor I can't teach writing.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Peter Orner"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-orner/as-a-professor-i-can-t-teach-writing/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/peter-orner-12957_education_as-a-professor-i-can-t-teach-writing-274_2745600.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/peter-orner-12957_education_as-a-professor-i-can-t-teach-writing-274_2745600.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/peter-orner-12957_education_as-a-professor-i-can-t-teach-writing-274_2745600.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“As a professor I can't teach writing.” — Peter Orner",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "People say you can't teach writing, but I think that's nonsense.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Tracy Kidder"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-kidder/people-say-you-can-t-teach-writing-but-i-think-that-s-nonsense/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/tracy-kidder-8859_education_people-say-you-can-t-teach-writing-but-i_1486024.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/tracy-kidder-8859_education_people-say-you-can-t-teach-writing-but-i_1486024.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/tracy-kidder-8859_education_people-say-you-can-t-teach-writing-but-i_1486024.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“People say you can't teach writing, but I think that's nonsense.” — Tracy Kidder",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "If I ever teach writing again, I’d say the first lesson is to listen.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Horton Foote"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horton-foote/if-i-ever-teach-writing-again-i-d-say-the-first-lesson-is-to-listen/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/659/horton-foote-27228_firsts_if-i-ever-teach-writing-again-i-d-say-th_2862690.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/659/horton-foote-27228_firsts_if-i-ever-teach-writing-again-i-d-say-th_2862690.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/659/horton-foote-27228_firsts_if-i-ever-teach-writing-again-i-d-say-th_2862690.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“If I ever teach writing again, I’d say the first lesson is to listen.” — Horton Foote",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I teach writing courses and first of all, I teach my students what prosody is.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Theodore Sturgeon"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-sturgeon/i-teach-writing-courses-and-first-of-all-i-teach-my-students-what/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/theodore-sturgeon-4560_courses_i-teach-writing-courses-and-first-of-all_548573.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/theodore-sturgeon-4560_courses_i-teach-writing-courses-and-first-of-all_548573.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/theodore-sturgeon-4560_courses_i-teach-writing-courses-and-first-of-all_548573.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I teach writing courses and first of all, I teach my students what prosody is.” — Theodore Sturgeon",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“But you can't teach writing, people tell me. And I say, 'Who the hell are you, God's dean of admissions?”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Anne Lamott"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/but-you-can-t-teach-writing-people-tell-me-and-i-say-who-the-hell-are/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c00/anne-lamott-188_dean_but-you-can-t-teach-writing-people-tell_2348697.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c00/anne-lamott-188_dean_but-you-can-t-teach-writing-people-tell_2348697.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c00/anne-lamott-188_dean_but-you-can-t-teach-writing-people-tell_2348697.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“But you can't teach writing, people tell me. And I say, 'Who the hell are you, God's dean of admissions?” — Anne Lamott",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When I began to be published, people got the idea that I should 'teach writing,' which I have no idea how to do and don't really believe in.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Anne Carson"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-carson/when-i-began-to-be-published-people-got-the-idea-that-i-should-teach/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/anne-carson-1985_believe_when-i-began-to-be-published-people-got_2800307.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/anne-carson-1985_believe_when-i-began-to-be-published-people-got_2800307.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/anne-carson-1985_believe_when-i-began-to-be-published-people-got_2800307.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When I began to be published, people got the idea that I should 'teach writing,' which I have no idea how to…” — Anne Carson",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When I teach writing, I have a mantra: 'Be a first-rate version of yourself, and not a second-rate version of another writer.'",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "David Morrell"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morrell/when-i-teach-writing-i-have-a-mantra-be-a-first-rate-version-of/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/david-morrell-15198_another_when-i-teach-writing-i-have-a-mantra-be_1894771.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/david-morrell-15198_another_when-i-teach-writing-i-have-a-mantra-be_1894771.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/david-morrell-15198_another_when-i-teach-writing-i-have-a-mantra-be_1894771.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When I teach writing, I have a mantra: 'Be a first-rate version of yourself, and not a second-rate version…” — David Morrell",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 10,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It's much easier to teach writing, because people are less shy about writing. If they're in a group, nobody can see what they're writing. When you're drawing, people get a little more nervous.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Lynda Barry"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-barry/it-s-much-easier-to-teach-writing-because-people-are-less-shy-about/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/lynda-barry-3343_about_it-s-much-easier-to-teach-writing-becaus_1004511.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/lynda-barry-3343_about_it-s-much-easier-to-teach-writing-becaus_1004511.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/lynda-barry-3343_about_it-s-much-easier-to-teach-writing-becaus_1004511.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It's much easier to teach writing, because people are less shy about writing. If they're in a group, nobody…” — Lynda Barry",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 11,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "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 hard work, and, two, that you have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Doris Lessing"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-lessing/i-don-t-know-much-about-creative-writing-programs-but-they-re-not/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3f/doris-lessing-501_creative_i-don-t-know-much-about-creative-writing_971381.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3f/doris-lessing-501_creative_i-don-t-know-much-about-creative-writing_971381.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3f/doris-lessing-501_creative_i-don-t-know-much-about-creative-writing_971381.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if they don't teach…” — Doris Lessing",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 12,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I would love to see writing taught online because at university like Yale, there are not enough teachers who are able to teach writing well, or in some cases, there are none.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "David Gelernter"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gelernter/i-would-love-to-see-writing-taught-online-because-at-university-like/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f82/david-gelernter-18312_able_i-would-love-to-see-writing-taught-onlin_745096.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f82/david-gelernter-18312_able_i-would-love-to-see-writing-taught-onlin_745096.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f82/david-gelernter-18312_able_i-would-love-to-see-writing-taught-onlin_745096.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I would love to see writing taught online because at university like Yale, there are not enough teachers who…” — David Gelernter",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 13,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "G.K. Chesterton once said: If something is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. I live by this philosophy when I teach writing. It seems to me vastly more important that a student try a new technique in her writing, and use it imperfectly, than never try the technique at all.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ralph Fletcher"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fletcher/g-k-chesterton-once-said-if-something-is-worth-doing-it-is-worth/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ae/ralph-fletcher-34579_ifs_g-k-chesterton-once-said-if-something-is_2619733.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ae/ralph-fletcher-34579_ifs_g-k-chesterton-once-said-if-something-is_2619733.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ae/ralph-fletcher-34579_ifs_g-k-chesterton-once-said-if-something-is_2619733.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“G.K. Chesterton once said: If something is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. I live by this philosophy…” — Ralph Fletcher",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 14,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When I teach writing, I always tell my students you should assume that the audience you're writing for is smarter than you. You can't write if you don't think they're on your side, because then you start to yell at them or preach down to them.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Tony Kushner"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-kushner/when-i-teach-writing-i-always-tell-my-students-you-should-assume-that/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/tony-kushner-2204_assuming_when-i-teach-writing-i-always-tell-my-st_763337.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/tony-kushner-2204_assuming_when-i-teach-writing-i-always-tell-my-st_763337.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/tony-kushner-2204_assuming_when-i-teach-writing-i-always-tell-my-st_763337.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When I teach writing, I always tell my students you should assume that the audience you're writing for is…” — Tony Kushner",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 15,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "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 out there and be a writer, and make a living from it.'",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ursula K. Le Guin"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/i-don-t-teach-writing-classes-anymore-and-i-m-really-glad-i-don-t/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/ursula-k-le-guin-138_about_i-don-t-teach-writing-classes-anymore-an_489704.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/ursula-k-le-guin-138_about_i-don-t-teach-writing-classes-anymore-an_489704.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/ursula-k-le-guin-138_about_i-don-t-teach-writing-classes-anymore-an_489704.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I don't teach writing classes anymore, and I'm really glad I don't, because I would feel very strange about…” — Ursula K. Le Guin",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 16,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I've been trying to write. I also spent a lot of time on different campuses, in conversation, helping other writers. That's what I do: I teach them writing.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Junot Diaz"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/junot-diaz/i-ve-been-trying-to-write-i-also-spent-a-lot-of-time-on-different/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/junot-diaz-531_campus_i-ve-been-trying-to-write-i-also-spent-a_1492789.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/junot-diaz-531_campus_i-ve-been-trying-to-write-i-also-spent-a_1492789.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/junot-diaz-531_campus_i-ve-been-trying-to-write-i-also-spent-a_1492789.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I've been trying to write. I also spent a lot of time on different campuses, in conversation, helping other…” — Junot Diaz",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 17,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "No one can teach writing, but classes may stimulate the urge to write. If you are born a writer, you will inevitably and helplessly write. A born writer has self-knowledge. Read, read, read. And if you are a fiction writer, dont confine yourself to reading fiction. Every writer is first a wide reader.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Cynthia Ozick"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-ozick/no-one-can-teach-writing-but-classes-may-stimulate-the-urge-to-write/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/cynthia-ozick-2945_books_no-one-can-teach-writing-but-classes-may_1375219.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/cynthia-ozick-2945_books_no-one-can-teach-writing-but-classes-may_1375219.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/cynthia-ozick-2945_books_no-one-can-teach-writing-but-classes-may_1375219.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“No one can teach writing, but classes may stimulate the urge to write. If you are born a writer, you will…” — Cynthia Ozick",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 18,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I don't teach writing. I teach patience. Toughness. Stubbornness. The willingness to fail. I teach the life. The odd thing is most of the things that stop an inexperienced writer are so far from the truth as to be nearly beside the point. When you feel glosbal doubt about your talent, that is your talent. People who have no talent don't have any doubt.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Richard Bausch"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bausch/i-don-t-teach-writing-i-teach-patience-toughness-stubbornness-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b0/richard-bausch-30288_doubt_i-don-t-teach-writing-i-teach-patience-t_236921.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b0/richard-bausch-30288_doubt_i-don-t-teach-writing-i-teach-patience-t_236921.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b0/richard-bausch-30288_doubt_i-don-t-teach-writing-i-teach-patience-t_236921.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I don't teach writing. I teach patience. Toughness. Stubbornness. The willingness to fail. I teach the life…” — Richard Bausch",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teach-writing/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teach-writing/",
            "name": "Teach Writing Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teach-writing/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/tracy-kidder-8859_cant_people-say-you-cant-teach-writing-but-i_869243.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 18 Teach Writing quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Teach Writing sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teach-writing/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teach-writing/#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": "Teach Writing Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teach-writing/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@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
            }
        }
    ]
}
```