I think young writers should get other degrees first, social sciences, arts degrees or even business degrees. What you learn is research skills, a necessity because a lot of writing is about trying to find information. Irvine Welsh artbusinessdegree share on social
Yeah, I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate. Douglas Wilson dormgraduateroom Change image and share on social
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. Tobias Wolff 20s30sbring share on social
I think about the milestones from my childhood and what it will be like to watch our kids go through them. Taking Riley to her first day of school was a whirlwind. I can't imagine what middle school is going to be like, and high school, and graduation. Stephen Curry childhooddaygraduation share on social
I was a lesbian for a semester at Wesleyan - it was a graduation requirement. Ayelet Waldman graduationlesbianrequirement Change image and share on social
After graduation in June of 1984, I moved to Manhattan. My first stop was a psychiatrist, who in less than our first fifty-minute session again diagnosed me with depression. Andy Behrman depressiondiagnosefifty Change image and share on social
I was on the yearbook staff, so I would take out film cameras and Nikons and take photos around school and at sporting events and things like that. We had a darkroom as well. I just loved it. I also saved up for a video camera to video my friends and cut and paste the videos together and I gave them to all of my friends for graduation. Dianna Agron cameracutdarkroom share on social
You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools the regular way. As a matter of fact, it was my SAT scores that led me into my present vocation in life, comedy. Neil Simon comedydegreefact share on social
The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner. Martha Reeves backburnercollege Change image and share on social
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree. Marian Wright Edelman childcollegeconsiderate Change image and share on social