Compelled Quote by Joan Larkin

I'm really fortunate to have been to the schools I've been to, and to have the experiences I've had. And, partly since my parents…

— Steven C. Harper

But in the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be hard to change now - partly because of the…

— Orson Scott Card

Teaching well draws from the same well that writing draws from: the reserves of compassion and ability to listen and concentrate on another. So…

— Andre Dubus

Growing up as a kid, I took creative writing classes, and I was always into poetry.

— Ivan Moody

I don't teach writing classes anymore, and I'm really glad I don't, because I would feel very strange about telling people, 'Go out there…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

When I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by reading poetry.

— Nicholson Baker

I always wanted to be a writer. I was writing poetry when I was 6.

— Peter Heller

I was studying sculpture and painting and was working on a degree so I could become a teacher. I really liked teaching, and it…

— Kurt Wagner

I had a Masters of Fine Arts, but so did thousands of other graduates every year, and we were all competing for the same…

— Kurt Wagner

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

When I moved to New York, I really wanted to find my bread job as close to my passion as possible. There's nobility in…

— Natasha Rothwell

I taught high school English for 24 years. I always teach my students to appreciate the beauty of language and to write poetically.

— Mark Takano