Book Quote by Garth Greenwell

I worked in a number of high schools in New York, and I wound up at Stuyvesant High School, which is known nationally for…

— Frank McCourt

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

Being a high school teacher was wonderful, but unsustainable: I needed a way out.

— Garth Greenwell

My senior year at College Park, University of Maryland, I took an elective class in crime fiction taught by Charles C. Mish. He turned…

— George Pelecanos

During my time at Watchung Hills Regional High School, I was fortunate to have a number of teachers who inspired me and filled me…

— Adam Riess

I was always drawn to teachers who made class interesting. In high school, I enjoyed my American and English literature classes because my teachers,…

— Ellen Ochoa

I had a fantastic teacher in high school. I had one of those guys you dream of having, who molds your life and inspires…

— Brent Spiner

I was a teacher most of my life, which I loved. I had a very happy working life, and when I retired, I thought…

— Anita Brookner

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

— Frank McCourt

When I was in high school, I was writing a lot. I dealt with my high school angst by writing short plays and short…

— Susanna Fogel

When I went to high school, I wanted to be a designer of airplanes. But flunking out of the science high school brought me…

— Avi

The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid when I was a stupid undergraduate, but which gave…

— Orson Scott Card