The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it. - John Ciardi

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John Cleese was with a group called Cambridge Circus, who had come to New York, and we became friends. Years later that produced a certain team effort.

John Ciardi

The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it.

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If a man means his writing seriously, he must mean to write well. But how can he write well until he learns to see what he has written badly. His progress toward good writing and his recognition of bad writing are bound to unfold at something like the same rate.

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The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesn't deserve it, give it to him anyhow.

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Your life is perfect, it is a perfect plan; it is a spontaneous miracle. It is both every moment.

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