Kitty Turner > Quotes

“Leo brought out boldness in the shy and humor in the serious. He was funny in a dangerous way—caustic, full of himself, and deprecating. There was something egalitarian in the way he drew everyone in.”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“To get anywhere with this tonight, we need some special leverage.” Jol retrieved a tiny vial from a carved green jade box on the side table next to her and held it up to the light of a Tiffany lamp. The amber glass glistened. “At HERE, we microdose for creative brainstorming sessions. Tonight, we go full strength. It’s like LSD but engineered with the empathy enhancement of Ecstasy. It’s called Alter.”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“She wiggled her ass as she walked out of sight. Minimize exposure, maximize mystery. One of Leo’s favorite games. When I first met Leo, his success with women puzzled me. Now I knew he had a sixth sense. He could sniff out the women who enjoyed the sub/dom dance. His magic was in the selection.”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“we can’t bring him in without your help. I want you to understand you are far more important to us than Leo. If we lose him, we can still proceed with your knowledge and influence alone. But if you refuse, the real-world design division ends now. I can’t do it without you.” The weight of Jol’s words hung in the air. The manicured garden around us, with its perfectly clipped hedges and synthetic tranquility, only heightened my sense of unease. HERE wanted me to bridge two worlds—one steeped in corporate ambition and another born from rebellion and counterculture.”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“Lydia used sex appeal like a hammer. Defeated, I followed her to the lounge with a pie in each hand.”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“I knew I was in it for a lot of money and time. It was useless to complain. If I did, Leo would just storm out. I’d be lampooned as a weenie rich boy at The Box for as long as it took me to apologize and rejoin the fold. The public shaming of enemies by ruthless roasting was part of Leo’s act and personality. His game had been directed at me once before, and it was an ordeal I didn’t want to repeat.”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“Leo reached into his pocket and pulled out a bullet vial made of brown glass. He clicked it one turn. “Just a little. This isn’t blow.” “What is it?” “Lydia, meet my White Lady. This is pure, top-shelf H. My little secret, but I want to share it with you tonight. You were amazing,” Leo said. I snorted the blast and felt the drug spread to my toes—numb, floating, blissful. “Wow, that’s good. Really good!” Another rush rippled down my body and enveloped my being. Two more turns, click, click. Leo took a double-stiff hit.”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“the show was a procession of truly awful amateur acts roasted by Leo, with the love of an abusive parent. It was a drunken talent show/open mic gimmick featuring ear-splittingly awful singers or silly dance numbers with bulging spandex.”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“In a maze of rhododendron, we played hide and seek. Under normal circumstances, this game would have lost its charm after the third “boo,” but we were high on drugs”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“we are developing a full immersion experience. Pokémon Go for adults, but far, far more sophisticated.”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“I transitioned entirely to graphic novels and comics. Bibliophiles were more my speed and easier”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“Like him, I had countless one-night stands. Anonymous sex wasn’t my thing, but when in Rome, or San Francisco, no-strings fucks were a way of life.”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“Who cares if we can’t afford the office? Money is just a symbol. Risk and failure, it’s what makes things happen. You’re too tied up in goals. Anyway, credit cards and loans, that’s all free. It’s yours. Why pay it back?”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“my Master’s was now irrelevant. I had accepted the job with HERE, and if my employer didn’t care about the degree—why should I?”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“Resorting to drugs showed her desperation to reclaim the upper hand, an uncharacteristic move that revealed the depth of her ambition.”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip

“fully immersed in so-bad-it’s-good entertainment, the raucous effect satisfied as nothing had before.”
― Kitty Turner, Zone Trip