I mean, first, almost all writers these days teach because they don't make enough money publishing to live on, to support themselves - people like Tobias Wolff, Anne Beattie, Amy Hempel, Stuart Dybek; a lot of short story writers, for one thing.
“You have to be as fully prepared for the dull game as you are for the great game, or else you won't be prepared for the great one.”
“Being slightly paranoid is like being slightly pregnant - it tends to get worse.”