--- title: "3 1950s Quotes By Clark Zlotchew" description: "3 1950s quotes by Clark Zlotchew. Plus more from Clark Zlotchew and more 1950s sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3f/clark-zlotchew-46022_1950s_when-they-reached-their-ship-ed-gazed-ou_163263.jpg" --- > [“When they reached their ship, Ed gazed out at the bay. It was black. The sky was black, but the bay was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clark-zlotchew/when-they-reached-their-ship-ed-gazed-out-at-the-bay-it-was-black-the/) [Clark Zlotchew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clark-zlotchew/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3f/clark-zlotchew-46022_1950s_when-they-reached-their-ship-ed-gazed-ou_163263.jpg) > [“Currents of cigarette fumes wafted through what passed for air. Attractive young women in bright-hued gowns glided through the streams of smoke,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clark-zlotchew/currents-of-cigarette-fumes-wafted-through-what-passed-for-air/) [Clark Zlotchew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clark-zlotchew/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58e/clark-zlotchew-46022_1950s_currents-of-cigarette-fumes-wafted-throu_1641030.jpg) > [“Fiction has been maligned for centuries as being "false," "untrue," yet good fiction provides more truth about the world, about life, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clark-zlotchew/fiction-has-been-maligned-for-centuries-as-being-false-untrue-yet/) [Clark Zlotchew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clark-zlotchew/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/clark-zlotchew-46022_1950s_fiction-has-been-maligned-for-centuries_2561174.jpg) ## Other authors on 1950s ## More by Clark Zlotchew > [“The men were smashing windows and aiming their weapons through them. The driver had opened the door and was shouting for the women and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clark-zlotchew/the-men-were-smashing-windows-and-aiming-their-weapons-through-them/) [Clark Zlotchew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clark-zlotchew/) > [“When they reached their ship, Ed gazed out at the bay. It was black. The sky was black, but the bay was even blacker.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clark-zlotchew/when-they-reached-their-ship-ed-gazed-out-at-the-bay-it-was-black-the/) [Clark Zlotchew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clark-zlotchew/) > [“The boxers were banging away at each other. Go on, go on, go on, keep punching, Antonio, keep punching. I'm blasting away at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clark-zlotchew/the-boxers-were-banging-away-at-each-other-go-on-go-on-go-on-keep/) [Clark Zlotchew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clark-zlotchew/) > [“In her white-gloved hand she brandished a long ball-topped staff which she pumped up and down in time with the martial strains. Her white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clark-zlotchew/in-her-white-gloved-hand-she-brandished-a-long-ball-topped-staff/) [Clark Zlotchew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clark-zlotchew/) > [“The piercing fanfare of the brass against the brutal boom and rattle of the drums surged through the air. At the head of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clark-zlotchew/the-piercing-fanfare-of-the-brass-against-the-brutal-boom-and-rattle/) [Clark Zlotchew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clark-zlotchew/) > [“Currents of cigarette fumes wafted through what passed for air. Attractive young women in bright-hued gowns glided through the streams of smoke, like tropical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clark-zlotchew/currents-of-cigarette-fumes-wafted-through-what-passed-for-air/) [Clark Zlotchew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clark-zlotchew/) > [“The door suddenly opened. A leggy young brunette took two steps into the office and stopped short. Her brown eyes widened, she hastily excused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clark-zlotchew/the-door-suddenly-opened-a-leggy-young-brunette-took-two-steps-into/) [Clark Zlotchew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clark-zlotchew/) > [“Fiction has been maligned for centuries as being "false," "untrue," yet good fiction provides more truth about the world, about life, and even about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clark-zlotchew/fiction-has-been-maligned-for-centuries-as-being-false-untrue-yet/) [Clark Zlotchew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clark-zlotchew/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/zz-1950s/clark-zlotchew/#itemlist", "name": "3 1950s Quotes By Clark Zlotchew", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When they reached their ship, Ed gazed out at the bay. It was black. 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