Faulkner Quote by Ron Rash

Journalism taught me how to write a sentence that would make someone want to read the next one. You are trained to get rid…

— Amy Hempel

I taught myself to write in order to understand who I was and so yes, writing was an act of self-actualization in the beginning.

— Danielle Trussoni

I have no college education; I taught myself how to write. If you want it badly enough, you can have it. You can walk…

— Erin Foster

You remember how you were taught to write. Your mother put a pencil in your hand, took your hand in hers, and began to…

— Anthony of Sourozh

“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

“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 be taught to write – you can’t be taught to be an artist”

— john j geddes

Ever since I could first write I have been doing so. When I was taught how to write and read at school, I made…

— Anita Desai

I was never born to write. I was taught to write. And I am still being taught to write.

— Atul Gawande

Most important of all, there is no right or wrong way to write - there's only what works for you. I was taught to…

— Tamora Pierce

“She also taught me to write, by which I mean not simply organizing a set of sentences into a series of paragraphs, but organizing…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

When I was bringing up a child, I taught myself to write in very short, concentrated bursts. If I had a weekend, or a…

— Doris Lessing

It was not just that Ross Macdonald taught us how to write; he did something much more, he taught us how to read, and…

— Robert B. Parker

My mother taught me how to write.

— Kesha

I am simply of the opinion that you cannot be taught to write. You have to spend a lifetime in love with words.

— Craig Claiborne