Books Quote by Alexander McCall Smith

I am an engineer by profession, but I knew I wanted to act. My parents always encouraged me, and when my father shifted to…

— Kriti Sanon

From a young age, encouraged by my father, I got used to learning something in everything I see and not just seeing the game…

— Ruben Dias

I loved English, and I did very well in it. A lot of teachers encouraged me to write, and because of that, it later…

— Sharon Creech

Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers. If they arrive at college with literary ambitions, they should…

— Wallace Stegner

My first plays were amazingly bad, but I had a teacher who thought I had promise, and he kept working with me. I finally…

— David Henry Hwang

Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers.

— Wallace Stegner

My sophomore English teacher encouraged me to write for the school paper, and that's what got me started. Suddenly it struck me that being…

— Jonathan Ames

Young writers need to be encouraged to write - just write - with no restrictions on form, style or content.

— Kelley Armstrong

“Bertie stared at his mother. She spoils things, he thought. All she ever does is spoil things. He had not started this conversation, and…

— Alexander McCall Smith

My parents have always been very supportive. I didn't go to school because my home was my school.

— Clara Mamet

I grew up in a family with three siblings. My parents were always very supportive and encouraging. It was important for them that we…

— Maryam Mirzakhani

My parents have been very supportive. To survive in this industry, you need a great support system, and I am really blessed to have…

— Kriti Kharbanda

I look back and thank God for my parents who were supportive.

— Neelam Kothari

My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always…

— Viswanathan Anand

My parents are so supportive of whatever we want to do and completely nurtured that, and they're so proud of that as well. My…

— Hannah John-Kamen