She Quote by Celeste Ng

I wrote all the time, and I had teachers who encouraged it.

— Jacqueline Woodson

Teaching was great for me, because I got to show people how writing can really change the way you see not only yourself but…

— Sarah Dessen

I was a better writer when I was teaching. I was constantly going over the basics and constantly reminding myself, as I reminded my…

— Gil Scott-Heron

The teacher always used me as an example to the class of good English and good storytelling because we all had to write the…

— Michael Jackson

My English teacher, Dr. John Lindstrom, taught me an appreciation for the written word. Until his class, I'd dabbled in journalism and essay writing.…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

It was my fifth grade teacher who introduced the idea that writing could be more than a hobby for me.

— Lauren DeStefano

I was always drawn to teachers who made class interesting. In high school, I enjoyed my American and English literature classes because my teachers,…

— Ellen Ochoa

I was also a good writer, by the way. My, you know, my English teacher and writing teacher loved my writing. You know, I…

— Robert Barry

I've had teachers that inspired me, yes. I think teachers play a really important role in people's lives. I had one teacher in particular…

— Shaun Sipos

I had several teachers who inspired me, in both the public school system and the Upward Bound program. I needed several, because I lived…

— Viola Davis

I've had great writing teachers and mentors and great success with my first book.

— Uzodinma Iweala

I was getting rewarded for writing well, from about the age of five or six. A teacher would say, "Look what Andrew has written,"…

— Andrew Davies