Aspect Quote by Chang-Rae Lee

I take a real interest in the possibilities of teaching - including the practice of bringing creative writing, and serious reading, into the classroom.…

— Michael Cadnum

Teaching is enormously satisfying because I'm constantly learning more. Just constantly being exposed to new voices and new life experiences and new worldviews and…

— Emily Barton

“Real mystery - the very reason to read (and certainly write) any book - was to them a thing to dismantle, distill and mine…

— Anonymous

A great variety of reading confuses and does not teach. It makes the student like a man who dwells everywhere and, therefore, nowhere in…

— Martin Luther

I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be daunting, they should…

— Roald Dahl

Reading is the most rewarding form of exile and the most necessary discipline for novelists who burn with the ambition to get better.

— Pat Conroy

Teaching is a great complement to writing. It's very social and gets you out of your own head. It's also very optimistic. It renews…

— Eleanor Catton

In general, teaching writing makes me a far better reader because there's so many ways to write a good sentence or a good story,…

— Leni Zumas

It is only a moment here and a moment there that the greatest writer has. Some cognizance of the fact must be taken in…

— Robert Frost

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

“The writer whose words are going to be read by children has a heavy responsibility. And yet, despite the undeniable fact that the children’s…

— Madeleine L'Engle

Teaching does allow me to keep one foot in the youthful waters I tend to occupy in my novels, so I'm thankful for that.…

— Alafair Burke