“There are very few professions in which people just sit down and think hard for five or six hours a day all by themselves. Of course it's why you want to become a writer — because you have the liberty to do that, but once you have the liberty you also have the obligation to do it.” PeopleThinkingWantWritingHardCoursesHoursLibertyFiveSixDown AndProfessionObligation Author:Tobias Wolff
“I teach one semester a year, and this year I'm just teaching one course during that semester, a writing workshop for older students in their late 20s and early 30s, people in our graduate program who are already working on a manuscript and trying to bring it to completion.” PeopleInspirationalWritingTryingYearsFunnyCoursesTeachTeachingStudentsLateProgramGraduatesGraduationCompletionManuscriptsWorkshopsSemesterWriting Workshop Author:Tobias Wolff
“One can imagine a world without essays. It would be a little poorer, of course, like a world without chess, but one could live in it.” WorldLittlesWould BeCoursesImagineChessEssays Book:Old School Source: Old School
“One of the last courses I taught was on the Russian short story, which I love.” LoveStoriesLastsCoursesTaughtShort Story Author:Tobias Wolff
