“The waterwheel was twice a man’s height, wider than a man’s two stretched arms. The timbers, braced and bolted with rusty iron were heavy, hand-hewn, swollen with a century of wet. Moss bearded the paddles, which dripped as they rose.… — 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
