I was a teacher most of my life, which I loved. I ... -Anita Brookner

I was a teacher most of my life, which I loved. I had a very happy working life, and when I retired, I thought I must do something, and I've always read a lot of fiction - you learn so much from fiction. My sentimental education came mostly from fiction, I should say, so I thought I'd try.

About Author

Anita Brookner was an English novelist and art historian. She is known for her introspective and melancholic novels that explore themes of loneliness, disappointment, and the complexities of human relationships. Brookner's writing style is characterized by its introspective and perceptive observations of characters' inner lives. She was a highly regarded author and won the Booker Prize for her novel "Hotel du Lac" in 1984. Her works have left a lasting impact on the literary world and continue to be celebrated for their emotional depth and insight.

Anita Brookner Quotes to Explore

Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has....

I was a teacher most of my life, which I loved. I had a very happy working life, and when I retired, I thought I must do something, and I've always re...

The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule....

Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy....

Teacher Quotes to Explore

I wanted to be a landscape architect, but I trained as a teacher; I worked in publishing; I was a waitress....

I was a teacher most of my life, which I loved. I had a very happy working life, and when I retired, I thought I must do something, and I've always re...

I owe the little formal education I got to my drama teacher, Mr. Pickett, who got us to read Shakespeare, Moliere, and other classics....

I was used to theatre classes. I studied with my mother; she was a theatre teacher and directed, too, so it was very family-like. Then I studied with ...

I always thought I would be a teacher. And I think I actually lived up to my initial dreams, because what I do now is teach millions and millions of p...

I think day care is terrific. Kids get to be around other kids, and they're playing, and they're teaching each other. When I was in college, my summer...

Prior to going to college, I had a pretty strong accent, and that was one of the things I had to work on a lot. I went to North Carolina School of the...

My parents are the last of the middle class. My father worked for the government designing sea mines. My mother was a substitute teacher. Together, th...

My daughter became a teacher right out of college....

A lot of moms give their kids line reads. My mom wasn't put in that position because I always had an acting teacher helping with the feelings rather t...