she suspected sometimes that david liked teaching more than he 'd ever liked writing he was always taking students out to lunch taking his classes to art shows and readings only tangentially related to his subject inviting them to his home sometimes for private conferences he read their writing and he used all his connections in the publishing world he did everything for those he deemed worthy and nearly everyone was in his eyes worthy anyone who put themselves under his tutelage he protected and applauded anyone willing to let him take a hand .