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title: "4 Appliances Quotes By Thomas M. Disch"
description: "4 Appliances quotes by Thomas M. Disch. Plus more from Thomas M. Disch and more Appliances sayings from other authors."
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> [“Gender and the complications it gives rise to simply aren't relevant to the lives appliances lead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/gender-and-the-complications-it-gives-rise-to-simply-aren-t-relevant/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

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> [“But before any of the small appliances who may be listening to this tale should begin to think that they might do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/but-before-any-of-the-small-appliances-who-may-be-listening-to-this/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

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> [“So, without saying anything to the others, it made its way to the farthest corner of the meadow and began to toast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/so-without-saying-anything-to-the-others-it-made-its-way-to-the/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

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> [“In any case, muffins that are only imaginary aren't liable to get stuck.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/in-any-case-muffins-that-are-only-imaginary-aren-t-liable-to-get-stuck/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

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## More by Thomas M. Disch

> [“In short, Daniel was once again a member of a family. Viewed from without they were a strange enough family: a rattling, hunchbacked old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/in-short-daniel-was-once-again-a-member-of-a-family-viewed-from/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

> [But the toaster was quite satisfied with itself, thank you. Though it knew from magazines that there were toasters who could toast four slices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/but-the-toaster-was-quite-satisfied-with-itself-thank-you-though-it/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

> [“Gender and the complications it gives rise to simply aren't relevant to the lives appliances lead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/gender-and-the-complications-it-gives-rise-to-simply-aren-t-relevant/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

> [“The problem is that we've got a sense of humor and (Republicans have) got guns. Will we die laughing?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/the-problem-is-that-we-ve-got-a-sense-of-humor-and-republicans-have/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

> [“This is my journal. I can be candid here. Candidly, I could not be more miserable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/this-is-my-journal-i-can-be-candid-here-candidly-i-could-not-be-more/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

> [“What to Accept The fact of mountains. The actuality Of any stone — by kicking, if necessary. The need to ignore stupid people, While…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/what-to-accept-the-fact-of-mountains-the-actuality-of-any-stone-by/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

> [A predilection for genre fiction is symptomatic of a kind of arrested development.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/a-predilection-for-genre-fiction-is-symptomatic-of-a-kind-of-arrested/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

> [Poets are regarded as handicapped writers whose work must be treated with a tender condescension, such as one accords the athletic achievements of basketball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/poets-are-regarded-as-handicapped-writers-whose-work-must-be-treated/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

> [“(Shoddiness is) the nature of human life. It takes an exertion to be indifferent to these things, but it's an exertion worth making. Also,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/shoddiness-is-the-nature-of-human-life-it-takes-an-exertion-to-be/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

> [“When one is experiencing failure, it is hard to resist the comfort of paranoia.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/when-one-is-experiencing-failure-it-is-hard-to-resist-the-comfort-of/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

> [“The toaster (lacking real bread) would pretend to make two crispy slices of toast. Or, if the day seemed special in some way, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/the-toaster-lacking-real-bread-would-pretend-to-make-two-crispy/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

> [Writers tend to consider distinction and originality as virtues, but they are anathema to publishers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/writers-tend-to-consider-distinction-and-originality-as-virtues-but/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

> [Thought is a disease of the brain. The mind defends itself against the degenerative process of creativity; it begins to jell; notions solidify into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/thought-is-a-disease-of-the-brain-the-mind-defends-itself-against-the/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

> [Sameness is what marketers want us to want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/sameness-is-what-marketers-want-us-to-want/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

> [Sometimes the whole world is mud luscious and puddle wonderful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-disch/sometimes-the-whole-world-is-mud-luscious-and-puddle-wonderful/)

[Thomas M. Disch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-disch/)

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