Cautionary tales Quote by Debra Dean

Teaching well draws from the same well that writing draws from: the reserves of compassion and ability to listen and concentrate on another. So…

— Andre Dubus

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

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

Teaching is all armchair. I learn about writing by writing and thinking about what I've written and throwing it away.

— Ben Marcus

Writing is an art but also a craft, which means it's a job. I don't teach. This is how the groceries get on the…

— Charlie Huston

I loved reading and writing, and teaching was the most exalted profession I could imagine.

— Frank McCourt

After I started publishing poetry I got to teach creative writing. Eventually I was promoted and even got tenure. But then I felt compelled…

— Joan Larkin

The core of my career is my teaching and my writing.

— Elizabeth Warren

I enjoyed teaching. I liked the students. Having to formulate my ideas about literature made them clearer. I did not particularly enjoy the more…

— Margaret Atwood

Writing, for me, is the best occupation I can think of, and there is nothing in the world I would rather do.

— Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

I do a lot of teaching... and so I think I know how hard it is for young writers, how they have to work…

— Erica Jong

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