Upstreet Craft Quotes & Sayings

Writing novels allows the novelist to spend much of his time in a fictional world, which is really the only or at least the most bearable place to be. — Javier Marias

When the gravity of death first touched me, I'd found preoccupation with the minutiae of daily life meaningless. If we ultimately die, and turn to dust in the ground, should it ever truly upset us if the floor hasn't been swept quite recently enough. — Shirin Ebadi

If you have to design something, choose things that we need as opposed to frivolous things that we might just want for a month or two for bragging rights. — Saul Griffith

I feel at peace when I'm on the water, we all do. It's like in that moment, nothing else matters except the wave and our boards," Jason said, watching her expressions as he explained. "We have all vowed that since the ocean gives us something so amazing, we should give something back. I guess it's just our way of 'doing good'. — Lindsay Chamberlin

There were so many bands in New Orleans. But most of the musicians had day jobs, you know
trades. They were bricklayers and carpenters and cigar makers and plasterers. Some had little businesses of their own
coal and wood and vegetable stores. Some worked on the cotton exchange and some were porters. They had to work at other trades 'cause there were so many musicians, so many bands. It was the most musical town in the country. — Zutty Singleton

A novel, basically, is writing one sentence - then, without violating the scope of the first one, writing the next sentence. — Young-Ha Kim

The terrors that had assailed me whenever Mrs. Joe had gone near the pantry, or out of the room, were only to be equalled by the remorse with which my mind dwelt on what my hands had done. — Charles Dickens