Apprenticeship Quote by Wallace Stegner

Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers. If they arrive at college with literary ambitions, they should…

— Wallace Stegner

Young writers need to be encouraged to write - just write - with no restrictions on form, style or content.

— Kelley Armstrong

Writers are encouraged to "keep 'em laughing" and complain "with good humor" in order to "win" allies. The joke is always on ourselves.

— Alice Childress

You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you…

— Jean M. Auel

“That kind of thinking [that writers must alleviate their guilt for leading a creative life] is based on the idea that the creative life…

— Ariel Gore

My parents were very supportive and always encouraged us. My father was a gentle, nice man. My mother was quite a colourful character and…

— Alexander McCall Smith

I loved English, and I did very well in it. A lot of teachers encouraged me to write, and because of that, it later…

— Sharon Creech

My sophomore English teacher encouraged me to write for the school paper, and that's what got me started. Suddenly it struck me that being…

— Jonathan Ames

My first plays were amazingly bad, but I had a teacher who thought I had promise, and he kept working with me. I finally…

— David Henry Hwang

I noted about Cate Blanchett was her very positive lack of concern for how she turns out in Cinderella. She is happy to be…

— Kenneth Branagh

Curiosity in children ... is but an appetite after knowledge and therefore ought to be encouraged in them, not only as a good sign,…

— John Locke

Stop…stop, that’s the next generation of fans… How dare you pass judgment on those 12-year-old girls who like vampires! They need to be encouraged…

— Kevin Smith