“It was my idea to do a two-hour course of barista training. I was keen...” — Justin Cartwright Quote

“It was my idea to do a two-hour course of barista training. I was keen to learn how to finish off my coffee with a picture of a heart or a palm tree or, perhaps, a swan.”

“In Sydney, I gave what was billed as a masterclass to bright students of writing at the University of Sydney. But the term 'masterclass' was possibly over-egging the pudding. All I could do was pass on some lessons from my own life, and the most obvious is that if you want to be a writer, you must first have been a reader.”

“Three hundred years ago, during the Age of Enlightenment, the coffee house became the center of innovation.”

“Coffee is pretty big in my life. It shows up in my lyrics a bunch, the same way the ocean does. It's a constant force.”

“My taste in coffee has got better with age, and so has my taste in music.”