“I loved teaching. I used to teach fourth grade.” — Bruce Coville Quote

“I loved teaching. I used to teach fourth grade.”

“My writing works best when I remember that bookish child who adored reading and gear the work toward him.”

“In terms of age, I think I've covered about as wide a range as is possible, having written everything from picture books to early chapter books to middle grade novels to YA to one adult novel - and having been editor and lead writer for a magazine for retired people!”

“If you're doing an hour-long show, you're working movie hours, doing a 12-15-hour day. We work three or four hours a day, and get every third or fourth week off to give the writers time to write. It's the cushiest job in Hollywood.”

“It will be my fourth Olympics. I don't know if I'll have a chance to play more. I think four is a good number. After 16 years on the national team, I'm not going to get to 2020. It's a little bit too far for me.”

“Fourth is the worst position to finish. You just missed the podium.”