“Many writers can't make a living. So to be able to teach how to write ...” — Chinua Achebe Quote

“Many writers can't make a living. So to be able to teach how to write is valuable to them. But I don't really know about its value to the student. I don't mean it's useless. But I wouldn't have wanted anyone to teach me how to write.”

“They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.”

“But I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language, his flow. His chaotic ideas seemed to me just the right thing for a poet. Passion! He was always on the right side. He may be wrongheaded, but his heart was always on the right side. He wrote beautiful poetry.”

“I was a completely below-average high school student. I never went to college.”

“I'm a student of the game and a fan of football so I enjoy watching other centre-forwards.”

“I own an e-reader, but I use it almost exclusively to read things that aren't books - student theses, unbound galleys.”