Kate Grasso > Quotes

“He put his trust in the work he did, and he believed that was what made him valuable in society. There was no room for human connection or rest, only efficiency and the arrogant belief that he could have what he wanted when he wanted it.”
― Kate Grasso, A Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Story

“What you think has been lost on the cutting room floor is not gone. It may just be in storage until someone needs it. And someone will.”
― Kate Grasso, A Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Story

“Sometimes our lives are like that. We dream big and have high hopes for what will be, and when the sands shift and our way forward becomes obscured, we don’t know what to do with ourselves. We sit in disappointment. In rejection. We wonder why we tried at all. And we try to find meaning behind all the failure that engulfs us. But maybe what we do isn’t who we are.”
― Kate Grasso, A Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Story

“there is unfortunately also the endless comparison trap of holding what you do know about yourself up to what you don’t know about others, and in that you will always lose.”
― Kate Grasso, A Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Story

“Time was a commodity to Doctor Stephen Strange; logical, well-ordered, and, most importantly, mastered. He believed he could manipulate it and mold it into what he wanted or needed it to be. We did this too. We scheduled ourselves to the brink, worked ourselves past the point of exhaustion, spent hours commuting and sitting in traffic, and left little time for those who were closest to us, not because we didn’t care about them but more that there wasn’t time to care.”
― Kate Grasso, A Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Story

“The innocence and simple joys of childhood, the nostalgia of remembering yesterday, the hope of tomorrow, and what could be, all wound up in a two-block stroll on resilient asphalt (that is, asphalt concrete mixed with rubber to prevent tired feet.) We know beyond a shadow of a doubt that this day will be a good one. We don ears and outfits to highlight the fact that on this day we choose joy above all else.”
― Kate Grasso, A Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Story

“Your dreams are worth fighting for, the world needs them.”
― Kate Grasso, A Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Story

“Peace of surrendering our tomorrow, acknowledging what will be will be. Peace of slowing down, spending quality time with our loved ones, and having a gentler rhythm in our day. Peace in choosing to accept what is instead of endlessly trying to change it. I think of Dr. Strange as his new self, the one who picks up the mantle of caring for others more than himself. His demeanor has changed and he lives in a quiet house with the task of protecting that which he used to abuse: Time.”
― Kate Grasso, A Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Story

“there’s one of the largest uses of the fade-in/fadeout effect… traversing the entranceway to Galaxy’s Edge, placing you not in just a different land, but a different part of the universe altogether. Here’s what I’ve realized: every transition we go through creates a leaving behind.”
― Kate Grasso, A Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Story

“The pauses become pixie dust for our ordinary days.”
― Kate Grasso, A Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Story

“You get to hold others up and remind them that there is a great, big, beautiful tomorrow, even when they can't see it yet.”
― Kate Grasso, A Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Story

“All this creative recycling makes me think about the value of the past, and, more specifically, the value of our pasts. Disney these days doesn’t often just toss out old floats, costumes, sets, props, or attraction pieces… they find a new use for them or place them carefully in storage or the archives for such a time as it might be needed.”
― Kate Grasso, A Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Story

“Disney designed a “hook” in each land (he called them “weenies” after the hot dogs he gave his dog) to draw us through the tunnel. A visual anchor that makes us want to keep walking, keep exploring, keep trusting that what’s ahead is as exciting as what we leave behind (and possibly even more so.) Peering from the hub through the castle, you clearly see a beautiful carousel turning around and around. Glancing at Frontierland, you can catch a peek of the Mark Twain floating lazily down the river.”
― Kate Grasso, A Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Story