A. Bartlett Giamatti
A. Bartlett Giamatti

Baseball has undergone and absorbed a whole set of dislocations.

A. Bartlett Giamatti
A. Bartlett Giamatti

Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society.

A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman

Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think.

A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman

Who made the world I cannot tell; 'Tis made, and here am I in hell. My hand, though now my knuckles bleed, I never soiled with such a deed.

A. E. van Vogt
A. E. van Vogt

In those days I was new to covers; merely felt pleased that a story of mine had been honored. I later met Rogers who did some of my early covers and I was impressed with him.

A. E. van Vogt
A. E. van Vogt

You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another writer, and then only a so-called literary type that occasionally sold a story and meanwhile worked in an office for a living.

A. J. Cook
A. J. Cook

I have a whole closet in my house that's dedicated just to jackets and coats, stuff that I've collected over the years.

A. J. Jacobs
A. J. Jacobs

The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one. A Stanford study showed that those who saw a photo of their future self made smarter financial decisions.

A. J. Jacobs
A. J. Jacobs

The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.

A. J. Liebling
A. J. Liebling

I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better.