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.

Telling me to get the bat, it was like, 'Oh my God,' ... The first thing I remember walking to read more

Telling me to get the bat, it was like, 'Oh my God,' ... The first thing I remember walking to the plate was, 'Man, these lights are good.'

I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. - "Trees".

I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. - "Trees".

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit

A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and read more

A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.

will miss a wonderful season. We've got a very talented bunch of people, and some of them are very young.

will miss a wonderful season. We've got a very talented bunch of people, and some of them are very young.

You get people excited and there's a trickle-down effect. Just the names create interest. Robert Cray (who will perform at read more

You get people excited and there's a trickle-down effect. Just the names create interest. Robert Cray (who will perform at the Grand in August), and national artists like that, I love seeing that kind of stuff.

It would take years to rehabilitate all of the large lecture classes. We simply do not have the funding from read more

It would take years to rehabilitate all of the large lecture classes. We simply do not have the funding from the government.

It gives Corey an excellent chance to learn the offense.

It gives Corey an excellent chance to learn the offense.