Every game we had was important to stay in the hunt. We knew how important the games were. It wasn't read more

Every game we had was important to stay in the hunt. We knew how important the games were. It wasn't until about the last game that we could relax a little.

It's definitely the worst experience of my life that I ever want to live through,

It's definitely the worst experience of my life that I ever want to live through,

To put down an ideogram of a table so that people will recognize it as a table is not the read more

To put down an ideogram of a table so that people will recognize it as a table is not the work of a painter, but to sense it for a moment as a magic carpet with a leg hanging down at each corner is the beginning of a painter's imagination.

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

I don't think that's necessarily true. I feel the same way about exotic dancers.

I don't think that's necessarily true. I feel the same way about exotic dancers.

I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as read more

I do have a small collection of traditional SF ideas which I've never been able to sell. I'm known as a fantasy writer and neither my agent nor my editors want to risk my brand by jumping genre.

I think we're getting better and better. The first game, we got crushed. Last game against Butte we tied and read more

I think we're getting better and better. The first game, we got crushed. Last game against Butte we tied and this one we won. Best yet, we kept them off the board and got a shutout.

Note how good you feel after you have encouraged someone else. No other argument is necessary to suggest that never read more

Note how good you feel after you have encouraged someone else. No other argument is necessary to suggest that never miss the opportunity to give encouragement.

They can only spend about 20 or 30 minutes before they run into pockets of carbon monoxide. It takes such read more

They can only spend about 20 or 30 minutes before they run into pockets of carbon monoxide. It takes such a toll they have to come out and rest for about an hour.