She sat still, I thought, and yet she traveled. And when one stitches, the mind travels, not the way men do, with ax and oxen through the wilderness, but surely our traveling counted too, as motion. And I thought of the patience of the stitches. Writing a book, I thought, which men often do, but women only rarely, has the posture of sewing. One hand leads, and the other hand helps. And books, like quilts, are made, one word at a time, one stitch at a time. Sena Jeter Naslund
About This Quote

This quote by Kate Chopin refers to the act of sewing. Many people who sew are often very focused on the act of sewing, but do not pay any mind to the journey that it takes to create a piece of clothing. The point here is that the journey is as important as the destination.

Source: Ahabs Wife, Or The Stargazer

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