“ The mist after rain, uninterrupted rainfall on rooftops, pitter-patter intellect. The thoughts I leave behind like footsteps. Chris Campanioni
“ To be a writer and political is a dangerous thing. To be a writer and apolitical is even more dangerous. Art is right, left; in truth, it has only one direction and that is forward. Chris Campanioni
“ In the act of creation, as in all the arts, the soul should be felt in the face and the fingers and the tongue, even in the cavities. Chris Campanioni
“ Tangerine tango was still in. Cardigans without buttons were in. Bahia bands were in. Senhor do Bonfim. Make a wish? But hardly anyone considered the most radical move: be yourself. Beauty is always a… Chris Campanioni
“ The convenient function of every celebrated machine for living is to produce machines to live in them. Chris Campanioni
“ Always being myself and my salve, which is life. I’m not lonely, if that’s what it seems like. Always writing things down. Chris Campanioni
“ It’s not enough to say it; you would need to take it out of your mouth, you would need to become it. You would need to become what you were born to be. Chris Campanioni
“ Literature sustains life because it captures death in its forward march. Clickety-clickety-clack, the wheels go round and round ... Chris Campanioni
“ It’s not enough to say it; you would need to take it out of your mouth, you would need to become it. You would need to become what you were born to be. In actuality, or in each reality, underneath it… Chris Campanioni
