Character Quote by Ann Patchett

People say you cant teach writing, but I think thats nonsense.

— Tracy Kidder

People say you can't teach writing, but I think that's nonsense.

— Tracy Kidder

You can't teach somebody how to be a good writer.

— Robert Ben Garant

“You see, I believe that you cannot be taught to 'write.' You can be taught grammar and punctuation, but you cannot be taught to…

— Robert J. Randisi

You can't teach people to write well. Writing well is something God lets you do or declines to let you do.

— Kurt Vonnegut

I think some aspects of writing can be taught. Obviously, you can't teach vision or talent. But you can help with comfort.

— Toni Morrison

“No one can teach you how to write. A writer writes, plain and simple. You improve by doing.”

— Scott Ciencin

I never was a big believer that you can teach writing per se.

— Elizabeth Berg

“You don't teach a person how to write as much as you teach that person how to survive the writing process.”

— Rowan Ricardo Phillips

Teaching and writing, to me, is really just seduction; you go to where people are and you find something that they're interested in and…

— Lawrence M. Krauss

I think a lot of what goes into writing can be taught - not mixing metaphors, etc.

— Lydia Davis

You cannot teach somebody to write a masterpiece, but you can certainly teach them how to improve their writing skills. And you can teach…

— Margaret Atwood