Learned Quote by Robert Heinlein

“It is my personal belief that writing cannot be taught.”

— Parnell Hall

“You see, I believe that you cannot be taught to 'write.' You can be taught grammar and punctuation, but you cannot be taught to…

— Robert J. Randisi

“You can learn to write by writing.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“No one can teach you how to write. A writer writes, plain and simple. You improve by doing.”

— Scott Ciencin

“You don't teach a person how to write as much as you teach that person how to survive the writing process.”

— Rowan Ricardo Phillips

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

— Paul Desmond

“One cannot be taught to write. One can only learn to write by writing—and reading. Reading good books written by real artists—until you understand…

— Truman Capote

“there is no better way to learn how to write than by writing a novel.”

— Lawrence Block

“Writing can be taught or learned in the vacuum. We must say to students in every area of knowledge: "This is a how other…

— William Zinsser

“The only way to learn to write is to write.”

— Peggy Teeters

Writing, in any sense that matters, cannot be taught. It can only be learned by each separate one of us in his own way,…

— Katherine Anne Porter

“One cannot learn what cannot be taught.”

— Bert McCoy