“I just think structure can make a book feel so much bigger. It's the architecture. You could use flimsy materials if you wanted to, even, but it could still feel big.” IfsThinkingFeelsStillsBookUseBigsWantedMaterialsBiggerStructureArchitecture Author:Jami Attenberg
“Where the novel makes use of material from my life it does so because it's aesthetically convenient, not because of any allegiance it has to any verifiable facts.” DoeFactsUseNovelMaterialsConvenientAllegiance Author:Garth Greenwell
“Most of the designers are eco-friendly, even by default, through their use of up-cycled materials and organic fabrics, and by producing in small quantities. Ultimately, the design has to be great - no one will buy it if it looks like a hemp sack!” IfsLooksUseDesignMaterialsDesignerFriendlyQuantityFabricDefaultEcoHempEco Friendly Author:Amber Valletta
“I think our material is our lives. That's part of being a modern writer, and we have to use it.” ThinkingUseOur LivesModernMaterials Author:Anne Roiphe
“In order to execute the idea, you need a certain material that is going to allow you to do what you're challenged to do in your imagination. You should use whatever you can and it's amazing how even if you change the medium, your work is still yours.” IfsNeedsShouldStillsIdeasUseCertainOrderImaginationMaterialsMediums Author:Michelle Stuart
“Diligence means to be keen in matters of virtue and justice, but worldly people use diligence to solve their economic difficulties. Frugality means to have little desire for material goods, but worldly people use frugality as a cover for stinginess. Thus do watchwords of enlightened life turn into tools for the private business of small people. What a pity!” PeopleMeanLittlesMatterUseDesireTurnsJusticeVirtueEconomicMaterialsToolsDifficultySolvePityEnlightenedTaoismGoodsWorldlyDiligenceFrugalityStinginess Author:Zicheng Hong