Grasp Quote by Tracy K. Smith

When I teach, I try to assign writers from whom I can learn.

— Tom Barbash

I've learned so much as both a writer and a human.

— Cheryl Strayed

I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about…

— J. A. Jance

My teaching forces me to articulate what I think works in a piece of fiction and how I think it works. All of that…

— Dana Spiotta

I see myself only sporadically as a teacher and consistently as a writer. Teaching is how I pay the bills...and fortunately, for my students,…

— Vijay Seshadri

I was a 'learn by doing' writer - I never took any formal writing classes. So it took a long time to figure things…

— Sara Zarr

I love to teach - that's my role.

— Julia Child

I'm still learning every night, with every opportunity to write something, to sing something, to perform any work. Every opportunity to do these things…

— Renee Elise Goldsberry

There are writers you admire, for the skill or the art, for the inventiveness or for the professionalism of a career well spent. And…

— James D. Houston

On top of whatever else I'm doing, I'm usually teaching some form of composition. The benefit of this is I get to read across…

— Gregory Pardlo

I try to transmit emotion and soul in my voice, but my true passion has always been writing. I feel more like a writer…

— Romeo Santos

Writing has always been an incredible outlet for me to feel like I have a voice, even when sometimes I was the only one…

— Natalya Neidhart