Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is like climbing a mountain.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I value teaching. It's one of the places I get inspiration, engagement.
At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.
Standing up and teaching is grueling, but grueling fun.
I've always wanted to make teaching a part of my life.
Teaching is a distraction and a burden, but it's also an incredible stimulus. And a reprieve, in a way. When you're trying to work on something and it's not going anywhere, you can go to school and there's a two-and-a-half-hour block of time in which you can accomplish something.
I am teaching more. That is what I do best.
When house and land are gone and spent, then learning is most excellent.
Teaching does allow me to keep one foot in the youthful waters I tend to occupy in my novels, so I'm thankful for that. My students also remind me on a daily basis that the stories I collected during my district attorney days are actually interesting to people who haven't had that experience.
Being a teacher is back-breakingly difficult work. It is also extremely important work.
Teaching is a great complement to writing. It's very social and gets you out of your own head. It's also very optimistic. It renews itself every year - it's a renewable resource.