Upperclassman Quotes

#1. The upperclassman hands over a third pail. "Throw it," commands Bastian. The night steams, the stars burn, the prisoner sways, the boys watch, the commandant tilts his head. Frederick pours the water onto the ground. "I will not.

Anthony Doerr

#2. The past is the place we view the present from as much as the other way around.

Frederick Buechner

#3. The four rules of writing ... 1. Write to discover. 2. There is no greater discovery than love. 3. All love comes from the Creator. 4. Write what you will.

Ted Dekker

#4. Writing a page each day doesn't seem like much, but do it for 365 days and you have enough to fill a novel.

Austin Kleon

#5. I've been with Mr. Locke for several hundred years now." He tossed her a wink. "I should hope in that time he would share with me his undead state. Had he not, I would have been rather perplexed as I celebrated 100 years of age and still looked 45.

Jennifer Turner

#6. There's one of the great lies of all times, that computers save time. They don't. They're time suckers. So, I'm trying not to get involved in the Photoshop.

Jay Maisel

#7. Most people buy not because they believe, but because the sales person believes.

Ben Feldman

#8. I am still not taking my "career" in music for granted. It is constantly surprising that it works. Generally my thinking about the future has this assumption of an impending apocalypse.

Phil Elvrum

#9. I've always wanted to be a writer. Ever since I learned to read, I've wanted to share stories with others the way my favorite writers shared their stories with me.

Jennifer Chiaverini