Education Quote by Flannery O'Connor

Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them.

— Anonymous

In my travels I am often asked if college stifles young writers. In my opinion, it doesn't stifle them enough.

— Flannery O'Connor

“Some writers, no matter how good they are, can't speak to us. Something about the way they see the world, I think, string sentences…

— David Bowker

“As writing is one of the desperate professions, it has universal appeal, especially for those not engaged in it.”

— WH Auden

“A writer will find inspiration anywhere. They have to look and see, that's all. Then they have to write.”

— Dermott Hayes

“A writer writes to a great extent to be read (let's admire those who say they don't, but not believe them).”

— Albert Camus

“It is not a bad idea to get into the habbit of writing one's thoughts. It saves one having to bother anyone else with…

— Isabel Colegate

“There are always struggles in writing. Anyone who denies this is either lying to themselves or you. Or they’re not faithful to their audience.”

— Phoenix Elvis Nicholson

“I never went to college — I don’t believe in college for writers. The thing is very dangerous. I believe too many professors are…

— Ray Bradbury

“Isn’t that why all writers write? To inspire their readers?”

— Adam Langer

“I tell my students that the odds of their getting published and of it bringing them financial security, peace of mind, and even joy…

— Anne Lamott

“Some people think about writing, I write.”

— Starr Gardinier Reina