Books Quote by Miriam Toews

I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer.

— Maeve Binchy

My parents spent an awful lot of money sending me to the best possible schools, and I came out of my exams and thought,…

— Terry Wogan

After high school, I went to Stanford University and majored in English. Of course, that gave me a chance to do lots more reading…

— Linda Sue Park

When I was a senior in high school, I went to Ireland to study Irish Gaelic. And after one semester at Trinity College, I…

— Rosemary Mahoney

If you grow up in Ireland and read books then you really are obliged to attempt your own some time. It is not exactly…

— Anne Enright

My master's degree was in English literature.

— Sylvia Browne

My husband had an education. He had a degree in Literature. I married into a camp of literary types.

— Joni Mitchell

I went to college to study drama where I discovered I had no talent and after a period of dropping out majored in cultural…

— Elizabeth Hand

I instantly chucked my academic ambitions and began writing fiction full-time.

— Peter Straub

When I left school I was meant to do my law degree but I was lucky to fall into something I love.

— Georgia Toffolo

I went to school to study literature and writing, even though I didn't end up really doing that in the end.

— Gaby Hoffmann

I went to graduate school with zero expectation. I kind of backed into it. I wanted to go back to school because I felt…

— Susan Minot