Men do communicate, often very directly, but women sometimes cannot accept how simple what we have to say is. Chris Abani
Fiction and poetry are my first loves, but the really beautiful lyrical essay can do so much that other forms cannot. Chris Abani
I truly believe that writing is a continuum - so the different genres and forms are simply stops along the same continuum. Different ideas that need to be expressed sometimes require different forms for the ideas to float better. I don't write essays as often as I should. Chris Abani
If I don't get at least one e-mail every ten minutes, I feel unloved. Even junk mail makes me feel seen. Sad, I know. Sigh. Chris Abani
I know I don't throw very hard anymore, but I'd like to think I can still hurt a guy who's not looking. Greg Maddux
The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That's what you do to pitch. That's what pitchers have to do to win games. Greg Maddux
I daydream just like everybody else. I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention. Greg Maddux
I take golf trips with my brother or with friends. We usually go to Pebble or Bandon Dunes. One year we went to Hawaii. Greg Maddux
While I will always have the utmost respect for the superhuman out-of-bounds freestyle and extreme stunts that seem to continually progress beyond our imaginable limits, my highest appreciation goes out to the simple rider who's out there just for the experience. Craig Kelly
For Oakley, I'm basically a media vehicle for them to promote the product. For me, it's both, I get a salary from them, but I also get great products so it just kind of works, continues on. Craig Kelly
So I've been pushed farther and farther out into the mountains, but at the same time realizing that that experience is really nice and I'm glad I'm getting pushed out there farther. Craig Kelly
What you do once you're beyond the confines of your local lift service can be as limitless as the mountains themselves. Craig Kelly
I've always been into powder, that's what I like riding, and now you've got to go farther to get it. Craig Kelly
People talk about retiring. I never said that r-word. People though I went away after the Olympic Games. I took time off to do something I've always wanted to be - a mother. Gail Devers
People see me now and ask if I'm still running. I may look like I am, but I'm really not. People think I still run every day but I ran for 25 years and I deserve to not do anything but walk or ride the bike with my kids. Gail Devers
My grandma passed away at 98 1/2 and I want to live to 100. I want to be able to do what I can do even at 100. Gail Devers
We go old-school during the summer, like swimming or setting up lemonade stands. I try to teach my kids to make their own fun. Gail Devers