Line of the day

Monday is for beginnings, isn't it? You need some cheerful people, some folks whose optimism and, dare we say it, naivieté, reminds us of our own fresh-faced beginnings. Katia writes of being backstage before a TV interview, where a publicist approaches her before the show:

The singer's publicist sidles up to me, "You are just who I should talk with. I just finished a book! I don't know what to do with it."

"So your manuscript is ready to send out?"

"Yes, I checked the spelling and everything," she tells me.