“It is my personal belief that writing cannot be taught.”
“You see, I believe that you cannot be taught to 'write.' You can be taught grammar and punctuation, but you cannot be taught to be a writer. That has to come from within.”
“My mother had always taught me to write about my feelings instead of sharing really personal things with others, so I spent many evenings writing in my diary, eating everything in the kitchen and waiting for Mr. Wrong to call.”
“I am simply of the opinion that you cannot be taught to write. You have to spend a lifetime in love with words.”
“A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill.”
“As long as Christianity is the dominant belief system in America, we cannot afford to be biblically or theologically illiterate, regardless of our personal beliefs. (p. 8)”