Quote by C.S. Lewis

“I had a professor in college who returned our graded essays, walked up to the chalkboard, and wrote in huge letters: “SO WHAT?” She…

— Austin Kleon

“How could filling in a bunch of blanks and writing a fluffy essay about the 'moment of significance' in my life let them know…

— Laurie Halse Anderson

The best essays come from the moment in which people really need to work something out.

— Marilynne Robinson

“I read and talked into the microphone and was gracious to the local rich, the English faculty and the college president, and the students…

— Adam Begley

I love essays, but they're not always the best way to communicate to a larger audience.

— Chris Abani

“If you're a writer, write. And always strive for excellence.”

— Linda Yezak

“The more I write the more I learn about writing. It is easy to say what looks good or sound good on paper until…

— Jeanette Michelle

“As writing is one of the desperate professions, it has universal appeal, especially for those not engaged in it.”

— WH Auden

“writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. that thing you had to force yourself to do--the actual act…

— Anne Lamott

“What needs to be reinforced is the idea that good writing - solid, honest, entertaining, beautiful good writing - is simultaneously the reward, the…

— Tom Bissell

“Everywhere I go, I am asked if I think university stifles writers. My opinion is that it doesn't stifle enough of them.”

— Flannery O'Connor

“You don’t become a good writer overnight. It takes persistence and repetition to gain mastery.”

— Israelmore Ayivor