--- title: "16 Writing Taught Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 16 Writing Taught quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Writing Taught sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef7/lydia-davis-3244_etc_i-think-a-lot-of-what-goes-into-writing_2481820.png" --- > [I think a lot of what goes into writing can be taught - not mixing metaphors, etc.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lydia-davis/i-think-a-lot-of-what-goes-into-writing-can-be-taught-not-mixing/) [Lydia Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lydia-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef7/lydia-davis-3244_etc_i-think-a-lot-of-what-goes-into-writing_2481820.png) > [“It is my personal belief that writing cannot be taught.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parnell-hall/it-is-my-personal-belief-that-writing-cannot-be-taught/) [Parnell Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parnell-hall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04b/parnell-hall-86398_faith_it-is-my-personal-belief-that-writing-ca_952116.jpg) > [Maybe writing can't be taught, but editing can be taught—prayer, fasting and self-mutilation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-barthelme/maybe-writing-can-t-be-taught-but-editing-can-be-taught-prayer/) [Donald Barthelme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-barthelme/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/donald-barthelme-2980_editing_maybe-writing-can-t-be-taught-but-editin_2810289.png) > [In a lot of ways, TV writing taught me how to be a good storyteller. I learned about dialogue, scenes, moving the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-semple/in-a-lot-of-ways-tv-writing-taught-me-how-to-be-a-good-storyteller-i/) [Maria Semple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-semple/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ce/maria-semple-2954_about_in-a-lot-of-ways-tv-writing-taught-me-ho_2355449.png) > [The art of drawing which is of more real importance to the human race than that of writing...should be taught to every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ruskin/the-art-of-drawing-which-is-of-more-real-importance-to-the-human-race/) [John Ruskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ruskin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c8/john-ruskin-314_art_the-art-of-drawing-which-is-of-more-real_91996.jpg) > [“Writing can be taught or learned in the vacuum. We must say to students in every area of knowledge: "This is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-zinsser/writing-can-be-taught-or-learned-in-the-vacuum-we-must-say-to/) [William Zinsser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-zinsser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2df/william-zinsser-2796_education_writing-can-be-taught-or-learned-in-the_2500154.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) > [I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-george/i-find-it-both-fascinating-and-disconcerting-when-i-discover-yet/) [Elizabeth George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-george/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/elizabeth-george-1393_disconcerting_i-find-it-both-fascinating-and-disconcer_484957.jpg) > [“Writing has taught me that the frontier isn’t always a place. Sometimes it’s a season of your life. The space between who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-lee/writing-has-taught-me-that-the-frontier-isn-t-always-a-place/) [Dustin Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa3/dustin-lee-66638_becoming_writing-has-taught-me-that-the-frontier_1219328.jpg) > [I think some aspects of writing can be taught. Obviously, you can't teach vision or talent. But you can help with comfort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-morrison/i-think-some-aspects-of-writing-can-be-taught-obviously-you-can-t/) [Toni Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/664/toni-morrison-271_comfort_i-think-some-aspects-of-writing-can-be-t_2379551.jpg) > [If writing has taught me anything, it's that you don't actually understand anything until you can express it in words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-bleyer/if-writing-has-taught-me-anything-it-s-that-you-don-t-actually/) [Kevin Bleyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-bleyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a7/kevin-bleyer-28666_ifs_if-writing-has-taught-me-anything-it-s-t_585023.jpg) > [People always say, "Can writing be taught?" I always think, I can teach you how to write a better sentence, how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-patchett/people-always-say-can-writing-be-taught-i-always-think-i-can-teach/) [Ann Patchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-patchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/468/ann-patchett-670_character_people-always-say-can-writing-be-taught_2713110.jpg) > [In high school, in 1956, at the age of sixteen, we were not taught "creative writing." We were taught literature and grammar.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/in-high-school-in-1956-at-the-age-of-sixteen-we-were-not-taught/) [Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/margaret-atwood-40_age_in-high-school-in-1956-at-the-age-of-six_407786.jpg) > [“Can writing ever be taught? The best answer to that was given obliquely by the rock musician David Lee Roth. When asked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-carlson/can-writing-ever-be-taught-the-best-answer-to-that-was-given/) [Ron Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-carlson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/ron-carlson-28022_happiness_can-writing-ever-be-taught-the-best-answ_3000019.png) > [Poets are immersed in process, and I mean process not as an amorphous blur but as a discipline. The hard work of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-norris/poets-are-immersed-in-process-and-i-mean-process-not-as-an-amorphous/) [Kathleen Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-norris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2c/kathleen-norris-7283_attention_poets-are-immersed-in-process-and-i-mean_1847535.jpg) > [“In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-miller/in-this-age-which-believes-that-there-is-a-short-cut-to-everything-2/) [Henry Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0c/henry-miller-179_art-of-life_in-this-age-which-believes-that-there-is_3054520.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing-taught/#itemlist", "name": "Writing Taught Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think a lot of what goes into writing can be taught - not mixing metaphors, etc.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lydia Davis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lydia-davis/i-think-a-lot-of-what-goes-into-writing-can-be-taught-not-mixing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef7/lydia-davis-3244_etc_i-think-a-lot-of-what-goes-into-writing_2481820.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef7/lydia-davis-3244_etc_i-think-a-lot-of-what-goes-into-writing_2481820.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef7/lydia-davis-3244_etc_i-think-a-lot-of-what-goes-into-writing_2481820.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think a lot of what goes into writing can be taught - not mixing metaphors, etc.” — Lydia Davis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It is my personal belief that writing cannot be taught.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Parnell Hall" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parnell-hall/it-is-my-personal-belief-that-writing-cannot-be-taught/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04b/parnell-hall-86398_faith_it-is-my-personal-belief-that-writing-ca_952116.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04b/parnell-hall-86398_faith_it-is-my-personal-belief-that-writing-ca_952116.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04b/parnell-hall-86398_faith_it-is-my-personal-belief-that-writing-ca_952116.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is my personal belief that writing cannot be taught.” — Parnell Hall", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Maybe writing can't be taught, but editing can be taught—prayer, fasting and self-mutilation.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Donald Barthelme" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-barthelme/maybe-writing-can-t-be-taught-but-editing-can-be-taught-prayer/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/donald-barthelme-2980_editing_maybe-writing-can-t-be-taught-but-editin_2810289.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/donald-barthelme-2980_editing_maybe-writing-can-t-be-taught-but-editin_2810289.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/donald-barthelme-2980_editing_maybe-writing-can-t-be-taught-but-editin_2810289.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Maybe writing can't be taught, but editing can be taught—prayer, fasting and self-mutilation.” — Donald Barthelme", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In a lot of ways, TV writing taught me how to be a good storyteller. 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The best answer to that was given obliquely by the rock musician David Lee Roth. When asked if money could buy happiness he said, no, but with money you could buy the big boat and go right up to where the people were happy. With a teacher you can go right up to where the writing is done; the leap is made alone with vision, subject, passion, and instinct. So a writer comes to the page with vision in her heart and craft in her hands and a sense of what a story might be in her head. How do the three come together? My thesis is the old one: they merge in the physical writing—inside the act of writing, not from the outside. The process is the teacher.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ron Carlson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-carlson/can-writing-ever-be-taught-the-best-answer-to-that-was-given/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/ron-carlson-28022_happiness_can-writing-ever-be-taught-the-best-answ_3000019.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/ron-carlson-28022_happiness_can-writing-ever-be-taught-the-best-answ_3000019.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/ron-carlson-28022_happiness_can-writing-ever-be-taught-the-best-answ_3000019.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Can writing ever be taught? 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Students are still being handed models which are supposed to fit all temperaments, all kinds of intelligence. No wonder we produce better engineers than writers, better industrial experts than painters. My encounters with books I regard very much as my encounters with other phenomena of life or thought. All encounters are configurate, not isolate. In this sense, and in this sense only, books are as much a part of life as trees, stars or dung. I have no reverence for them per se. Nor do I put authors in any special, privileged category. They are like other men, no better, no worse. They exploit the powers given them, just as any other order of human being. If I defend them now and then — as a class — it is because I believe that, in our society at least, they have never achieved the status and the consideration they merit. 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