'House of Leaves' is certainly about the unsettling nature of fear - and it was my aim to address that - but it's also about recovering from fear. Mark Z.Danielewski
I believe the structure of 'House of Leaves' is far more difficult to explain than it is to read. And while I'd like to lay claim to some extraordinary act of originality, truth is I'm only taking advantage of capabilities inherent in everyone. Mark Z.Danielewski
'Lord of the Rings' was a set of books in which the world had been conceived before the characters were placed within that context. Mark Z.Danielewski
At the breakfast table we are footnoting everything that we read. We don't recognise it as such but we encounter an article in the newspaper and then suddenly we recall that a friend had a certain comment on that particular story, a certain bit of news that we saw on the television applies to that and we immediately assemble an idea of a story. Mark Z.Danielewski
I was not in the church, but we claim, like so many people, 'Yeah, I grew up in the church.' Well yeah, I grew up in the church and went to church, but I knew nothing about the Lord. I had no idea what it meant about walking in faith.Lou Brock
There is a definite loneliness in the game. Most people stay away from you since they think they're intruding upon your time. And after the ball game, when it's 11 o'clock and you want to eat dinner some place, the restaurants are closed.Lou Brock
I had a job on college campus. I lost that job, but on my way home I heard an inner voice that said go out for the baseball team. I was a walk-on, and I was actually petrified as a walk-on because you're not an athlete.Lou Brock
Some players tell me that since retiring they've had the urge to go somewhere every three days. To satisfy that urge, they may even jump in the car and drive around the block.Lou Brock
If I had any interest in coming back to baseball, it would be as a general manager and not as a manager.Lou Brock
The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life. Mmuhammad ali
If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you. Mmuhammad ali
Now, I talk to athletes who answer questions with a 'yeah'. I realize I used to do that. Or they answer very quickly and you stand there trying to come up with another question to ask. I've seen both sides and it's been very educational.Evelyn Ashford
I am thrilled to be 31, still running and having my daughter watch me even if it is on TV. Evelyn Ashford
I can't run forever. I decided to go back to school for my degree, because I know now there's more to life than track. Evelyn Ashford
The fastest way to get me to go out and do something is to tell me no way I can do it. Evelyn Ashford
