Undertow Quotes

Now I felt like I was drifting, sucked down by an undertow, and too far out to swim back to the shore. (Sarah Dessen)
A good writer cannot avoid having social consciousness. I don't mean this about small pieces of writing, but about a big book. If it's a big book, there has to be more than one undertow. View quote
Marguerite Young
Many of the songs on Undertow were written at the time Opiate came out. View quote
Adam Jones
Baseball presents a living heritage, a game poised between the powerful undertow of seasons past and the hope of next day, next week, next year. View quote
John Thorn
I find this varies considerably from near-death experience to near-death experience. For example, having a wandering loonie break down the door of my game store to look for women was so funny the entire concussion and pools of blood thing was a minor footnote. Being sucked out into the Atlantic by an undertow was deeply irritating. Having a snowba[n]k collapse on me was alarming because of the claustrophobia issue. The car wreck was over almost before I had time to realise what was happening. View quote
James Nicoll
I think I write serious comedies. I would love to be able to write for pure pleasure, but the undertow is always loneliness. View quote
Patrick Marber