“I think we need to develop the courage to write from the viewpoint of people who may seem quite different from ourselves, who might have a different sexual orientation or a different race or a different ethnicity.” PeopleThinkingNeedsWritingMayDifferentSeemsMightRaceOrientationViewpointsEthnicityDifferent Races Author:Alice Mattison
“Sometimes it's interesting to see what people who have too much control need to do to write freely.” PeopleNeedsWritingSometimesInterestingToo Much Author:Alice Mattison
“Every once in a while someone says, 'You can't really learn anything, if you're really a writer then you wouldn't need to do it.' But I think what people need is the sense of not being alone. They go to MFA programs to be part of a community of people who care, and then you start caring about your friend who is trying to edit a magazine and your other friend who is stuck in the middle of her poem. There you have all kinds of things to worry about besides your own success.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsTryingKindCareCommunityWorryMiddleProgramCaringStuckAll KindsMagazinesWho CaresEditsStuck In The Middle Author:Alice Mattison
“I find that I get very excited about what my students are up to and that I get to be the hurdle they need to jump over.” NeedsStudentsExcitedHurdle Author:Alice Mattison