Crafts Quote by Robert Lowell

Like most art forms, writing is part instinct and part craft. The craft part is the part that can be taught, and that can…

— Matt Haig

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

— Paul Desmond

People say you cant teach writing, but I think thats nonsense.

— Tracy Kidder

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

— Tracy Kidder

Teaching and writing, to me, is really just seduction; you go to where people are and you find something that they're interested in and…

— Lawrence M. Krauss

The craft of writing is all the stuff that you can learn through school; go to workshops and read books. Learn characterization, plot and…

— Garth Stein

No one can teach writing, but classes may stimulate the urge to write. If you are born a writer, you will inevitably and helplessly…

— Cynthia Ozick

Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.

— John Milius

Writing needs to be practiced; there is a limit to how much can be gleaned from a teacher or a manual. The true essence…

— Jasper Fforde

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

— Bonnie Friedman

I think some aspects of writing can be taught. Obviously, you can't teach vision or talent. But you can help with comfort.

— Toni Morrison

I don't teach writing. I teach patience. Toughness. Stubbornness. The willingness to fail. I teach the life. The odd thing is most of the…

— Richard Bausch