Kathy Disanto Quotes

“You may be a serious writer if ….10. your hard drive is littered with random notes and story ideas … but not nearly as littered as your head.9. you keep pen and paper next to your bed. And in the glove compartment. And in your gym bag. Also on the rim of the bathtub.8. a day without Roget’s Thesaurus is a day without sunshine.7. your emotional landscape includes creativity, confidence, elation, frustration, and the occasional neurosis.6. you’ve ever had to clean peanut butter and bread crumbs off your keyboard, because the work was going well, and you didn’t want to stop for lunch.5. grammar and punctuation turn you on.4. your interest in a new acquaintance is directly proportionate to his/her potential as a secondary character.3. you’ve worn the white e, r, s, and t clean off your keyboard.2. the search history on your web browser would raise red flags with the FBI, CIA, DEA, and mental health professionals everywhere.1. you have stories to tell, and you just. Keep. Telling. Them.”

“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.”

“What you want is to rev up your metabolism so that you are burning fat and calories, not preserving fat and calories.”