“My original book [Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos] was 1,700 pages. The first editor brought it down to 700; there was a lot that didn't make it in. But at last it's finished. I had a hard time signing off on it. And I was worried about it hurting anyone I loved even indirectly. I sat in my room afterwards for two hours wondering what I had done. I wondered about it being judged and if people would understand.” PeopleIfsFirstsHeartTwoBookHardDoneLastsPoliticalHoursHurtRoomsWonderPagesOriginalsFinishedWorriedSatHard TimesEditorsJudgedSigningBeing JudgedSigning Off Author:Angela Alioto
“I never worked on anything so hard in my life [like my book 'Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos'], including the Bar exam. The only other thing I could compare it to is having four babies by age 24. That was hard.” HeartBookHardAgePoliticalFourBabyIncludingBarsCompareExamBar Exam Author:Angela Alioto
“My progressive ideals are screaming in [Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos] book; what I believe. There is no muddying-up because of debate. You know exactly where I stand, because I put it down in the written word.” KnowsBelieveHeartBookPoliticalI BelieveWrittenIdealsDebateProgressiveWritten Word Author:Angela Alioto
“I think the book [Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos] has meaning for any large city with urban problems. There are political machines in a lot of large cities, and everywhere the goals of society get lost.” ThinkingHeartBookProblemPoliticalLostGoalCitiesMachinesUrbanLarge Cities Author:Angela Alioto
“When I think about political races, and certain consultants, the word that comes to mind is dirty. Dirty, dirty, DIRTY!” ThinkingMindPoliticalCertainRaceDirtyConsultants Author:Angela Alioto