Academia Quote by Debra Dean

I come from a working-class background and it wasn't in my world to be a writer - I had no direct access to those…

— Roisin Conaty

I do labor - it's part of the process. Writing is no easier today than it was in the beginning: writing well is very…

— Nicholas Sparks

As a writer, the ideal job is the one that allows you time and mental space away from it. Teaching seemed to me like…

— Debra Dean

I've been trying to write. I also spent a lot of time on different campuses, in conversation, helping other writers. That's what I do:…

— Junot Diaz

When I was writing my first two books I was also freelancing and teaching and doing other odd jobs.

— Curtis Sittenfeld

I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing.

— Thomas Perry

When I was studying in London, I worked part-time as a waitress. I was teaching drama to kids. I did a lot of odd…

— Kalki Koechlin

I taught workshops at universities. I wrote for magazines. This took time and insane amounts of juggling, but it's how I earned a living.

— Cheryl Strayed

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

— Elizabeth Warren

For example, many colleges in their writing programs teach some of my work

— Gay Talese

After college, I was burdened with student loans to repay, no financial cushion, so I wasn't in a position to bet everything on a…

— Chris Pavone

I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so…

— Manuel Puig