“Lessons From My Teachers is a timely and lively reminder of what we owe teachers… [Ruhl] celebrates teaching in the broadest sense—those subtle moments of shared truth that can occur anywhere.”—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor

“Ruhl tracks the way life continually presents to us opportunities to become more impassioned scholars of the human comedy… The moral is to say hello to the familiar stranger, to write that note of gratitude and to appreciate that teaching and learning are a lot closer to love than we’ve been led to believe.” —Los Angeles Times

“Lessons from My Teachers is a tender, thoughtful, humorous slice of the wisdom gained from years of teaching and being taught.” —Shelf Awareness

“Funny and sad, tender and profound, this collection celebrates the bonds between teachers of all kinds and their students. Best savored slowly, [Lessons from My Teachers] is a touching collection that readers will appreciate.” —Booklist

“[Ruhl] shows us how even the smallest moment can instruct, how a child can teach a parent, and how true creativity demands a willingness to learn. This is a memoir of brief anecdotes, told by a master storyteller… Anyone who learns and teaches will find affirmation in this book.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A true tribute to those who teach, Ruhl’s Lessons from My Teachers masterfully captures the ineffable essence of all that passes between teacher and student, offering a beautiful depiction of the transformation possible within the teacher-student relationship.” 
—Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Life

 

"The gardener or a cranky neighbor, the local falafel man or the family dog, even a monster film executive—almost anybody can be a teacher for those who seek to learn. Such is the central lesson of Lessons, an inspiring collection that might be called an autobiography were it not for the fact that the teller of each tale is never the center of the story. Or, rather, she is the center but not as an individual exactly, but as a welcoming and collective being who happens to bear the name of Sarah Ruhl."   

—Lewis Hyde, author of The Gift and A Primer for Forgetting

“Pristine, perfect. These Short essays contain multitudes of truthful lessons for anyone who is wondering about Life—and how to move through it. A really lovely book.” —Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Olive Kitteridge and Tell Me Everything