“ It is a second-generation Seattle-scene record label; all of its artists are young people who came to Seattle after they graduated college in search of the legendary Seattle music scene and discovered… Neal Stephenson
“ And it’d be very hard to make up something as strange as the Dutch tulipmania in the seventeenth century, for example. Or the mysterious case of Thomas Clapper. Or the entire civic history of Seattle,… Stephen Briggs Terry Pratchett
“ She was back in western Washington state, where rain was so prevalent that a day of sunshine was the lead story on the local news. Susan Mallery
“ The sky in Seattle is so low, it felt like God had lowered a silk parachute over us. Every feeling I ever knew was up in that sky. Twinkling joyous sunlight; airy, giggle cloud wisps; blinding columns… Maria Semple
“ What we need, is a break out. Out of our lives, out of Seattle, out of the dumb script of girl. Lidia Yuknavitch
“ We all came to Seattle in hopes of building better lives. No one said we wouldn't have to struggle first. Regina Scott
“ Seattle is for people who love culture, but refuse to sacrifice their wild nature to attain it. Kimberly Kinrade
“ Any local music scene at any point in time can be referred to as derivative of more well-known acts. The line separating influence from imitation is a blurry one. Very few artists are completely origi… Stephen Tow
“ After driving 30-minutes East of Seattle, I expect to see a great bowling alley. But, as we pull into the parking lot, all I see are pot holes, a horse and Amish buggy, and no cars to speak of- broken… Giorge Leedy
“ We need a new ethic of place, one that has room for salmon and skyscrapers, suburbs and wilderness, Mount Rainier and the Space Needle, one grounded in history. Matthew Klingle
