“She was sad and lost and alone in the dark," Cecil said. "She needed somebody to hold her." "And you think she's going to get tired of that?" "You did," Cecil said. "You shut me right out." "It was your… — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“I told myself all that's wrong with us is misunderstanding. That's not good, but it's not the worst. The worst is not having anyone… — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“Something had offended her and failed to apologize. Not lately-long ago. Life probably.” — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“Don't forget, and don't let your reader forget, that the small world in which you have held him for the last hour or two… — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“When people run out of probable things to do, they do improbable things.” — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“You know what kind of a man Lonny Tooker is? The kind of a man that sets broken bird's wings." "Hitler loved dogs and… — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“He put out a hand for Dave to shake. "You're the only new friend of Tom's I've met. And you're just what I expected."… — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“You're a little short on self-awareness. People who are always exacting right behaviour from other people tend to be that way.” — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
“It seems important to me that beginning writers ponder this—that since 1964, I have never had a book, story or poem rejected that was not later published. If you know what you are doing, eventually you will run into an editor who knows what he/she is doing. It may take years, but never give up. Writing is a lonely business… — Joseph Hansen Copy Share
