Gay is not one of those writers who vomits on a page, then goes back and rewrites. He never moves read more

Gay is not one of those writers who vomits on a page, then goes back and rewrites. He never moves on to a next sentence until he's perfectly happy with one he's written before. So he'll struggle with the opening paragraph of a chapter for weeks. This is laborious, not to mention painful.

Everyone is different. Sometimes it's very exciting; sometimes very scary.

Everyone is different. Sometimes it's very exciting; sometimes very scary.

Rast ich, so rost ich. (When I rest, I rust.).

Rast ich, so rost ich. (When I rest, I rust.).

Why would you pay more for a big name? It comes out of your hide each and every year.

Why would you pay more for a big name? It comes out of your hide each and every year.

The Communists at that moment were very strong in Italy, and the Italian Communist Party was the biggest Communist Party read more

The Communists at that moment were very strong in Italy, and the Italian Communist Party was the biggest Communist Party outside the Soviet Union.

All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts.

All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts.

Situations in low-rated schools like Jasper are very frustrating,

Situations in low-rated schools like Jasper are very frustrating,

Brandywine's a good team. They have a real good player in [5-foot-9 sophomore] Michelle Baker and it'll be a good read more

Brandywine's a good team. They have a real good player in [5-foot-9 sophomore] Michelle Baker and it'll be a good test to see how we respond, and see if we can beat them for a third time.

There are inspirational words all over it. I thought it was going to be a little one-day project, and it read more

There are inspirational words all over it. I thought it was going to be a little one-day project, and it became a solid five-day project. I put a lot of love into it.