Teach Quote by Isaac Asimov

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

— E. L. Doctorow

Writing is a trade ... which is learned by writing.

— Simone de Beauvoir

Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught.

— Paul Desmond

And that's what I've learned too: writing is key.

— Trish Stratus

I am simply of the opinion that you cannot be taught to write. You have to spend a lifetime in love with words.

— Craig Claiborne

I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I don't understand…

— Elizabeth George

People say you can't teach writing, but I think that's nonsense.

— Tracy Kidder

I'm not a writer who teaches. I'm a teacher who writes.

— Maya Angelou

And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that it is a gift…

— Ray Bradbury

You learn to write by writing.

— William Zinsser

Writing teaches writing. Your writing will teach you how to write if you work hard enough and have enough faith.

— Bonnie Friedman

Looking back, I understand that I was teaching myself to write.

— Mary Wesley