First time Quote by Nahnatchka Khan

I had a column in high school for our school newspaper. I enjoy writing.

— Kyle Korver

I wrote for my high school and college newspapers. It was my only creative outlet in those days.

— Soupy Sales

I loved writing for the school newspaper. I liked to report and interview people, but I really liked to write columns, funny columns.

— Bonnie Jo Campbell

I always got appreciation for the columns I wrote for newspapers.

— Divya Dutta

My best writing has always been in journals.

— Thomas Merton

I write a syndicated column for The Washington Post that goes to about 200, 250 papers.

— Nat Hentoff

I've been writing articles for newspapers and magazines. And writing is a very beautiful way of expression.

— Divya Dutta

When I was a 12-year-old middle-schooler in Richmond, Virginia, my local newspaper published an op-ed that I wrote all by myself.

— Constance Wu

I come from a long line of people that write. My folks ran a weekly newspaper.

— Sam Wyly

I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.

— Jenna Bush

I am glad I worked on a newspaper because it made me know I had to write whether I felt like it or not.

— Susan Glaspell

I find having a column a very difficult form of journalism. I'm not a natural like Tom Friedman and Anna Quindlen.

— Maureen Dowd