When asked "What do we need to learn this for?" any high-school teacher can confidently answer that, regardless of the subject, the knowledge will come in handy once the student hits middle age and starts working crossword puzzles in order to stave off the terrible loneliness.

David Sedaris
About This Quote

In his book “The High-School Teacher,” Joseph P. Schwadron wrote: "In the great scheme of things, what we need to learn this for? It won't be useful for a long time…it will come in handy when we're old and bored.

Source: Me Talk Pretty One Day

Some Similar Quotes
  1. Because I trust in the ever-changing climate of the heart. (At least, today I feel that way.) I think it is necessary to have many experiences for the sake of feeling something; for the sake of being challenged, and for the sake of being expressive,... - Jason Mraz
  2. The past has no power over the present moment. - Eckhart Tolle
  3. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. - Confucius
  4. Often, it’s not about becoming a new person, but becoming the person you were meant to be, and already are, but don’t know how to be. - Heath L. Buckmaster
  5. Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life. - John Lubbock
More Quotes By David Sedaris
  1. Sometimes the sins you haven't committed are all you have left to hold onto.
  2. Everyone looks retarded once you set your mind to it.
  3. Like all of my friends, she's a lousy judge of character.
  4. We were not a hugging people. In terms of emotional comfort it was our belief that no amount of physical contact could match the healing powers of a well made cocktail.
  5. If you aren't cute, you may as well be clever.
Related Topics