Teacher Quote by Ernest J. Gaines

“What?” He cried as he was practically dragged to the back door. “Over some niggers? You gonna do me like this?”

— Pepper Pace

“Do you defend niggers, Atticus?" I asked him that evening. "Of course I do. Don't say nigger, Scout. That's common." "'s what everybody at…

— Harper Lee

“And being at school was awful in the beginning. Every new class I had was like a new chance for kids to “not stare”…

— R.J. Palacio

“Not as much as it bothers me that you just grabbed me without even trying to warn me first. If you’re trying to undo…

— Jennifer Silverwood

“And if it took me more than thirty seconds of thinking, he wouldn't let me flounder. He would jump right in and explain. Not…

— Lili St. Crow

“The way I saw it, if my students were willing to pretend I was a teacher, the least I could do was return the…

— David Sedaris

“Are you the same? Is it only afterward that you think of what you should have said, the killer response,the put-down that would make…

— Rachel Ward

“I thought maybe she would have been an okay teacher. If she hadn't been guaranteed to scare the opinions right out of just about…

— Melissa Jensen

“Actually, I liked the principal’s office. It was interesting to see the teachers come and go, talking about what they would have for lunch…

— Walter Dean Myers

“And I suppose you’re going to sit beside me every single class?” “I don’t know. You seem like an angry student. I’m not sure…

— K A Tucker

“And I’ll stop with the lecture now. I don’t like people much—they irritate and annoy me. But I’m fascinated by them anyway.”

— Michelle Sagara West

“I am a teacher. Pay close attention - this will be on the test. You don't wreck buildings. You don't take children hostage. And…

— Yoko