Kathi Appelt Quotes

“An entire nation, it seemed, was standing in one long breadline, desperate for even the barest essentials. It was a crisis of monumental proportions. It was known as the Great Depression.”

“My favorite was the one about 'Snow White'. Those funky little guys with the beards. The poisonous apple. And that cool mirror the evil stepmother used to talk to. You know, she'd ask it all these questions: Who's the nicest? Who's the sweetest... Who's the fairest of them all? And for a while, everything was hunky-dory.”

“Literature is that which denounces and slashes apart the repressing machine at the level of the signified.”

“A gunshot is the loudest sound in the universe. Especially if the bullet is coming at you.”

“People who say that money can't buy happiness just don't know where to shop.”

“Hurry up, Hodgeyboy! You run like a fat badger after Sunday tea." Mibbitwiss”

“Max, you cannot stay in the background forever. It is time to stand out in front. You have all that you need.” Analea”

“You have been gifted the Blood Diamond and are surrounded by all that is good. You will not fail as long as you believe.” Analea”

“Most people new to a city on the ocean would probably go to the beach during the day when there are people around. I, on the other hand, decided to try a midnight swim at the somewhat gamy Santa Monica pier, by myself. That is, until a nearby guard kicked me off the beach for my own safety.”

“Of course, I’ve told Jesus to suck it, too, which earned me a certain measure of notoriety, because you have to make fun of any religion that would let you have sixteen kids and say it’s God’s will.”