"Any game becomes important when you know and love the players."

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Source : W.P. Kinsella (2011). “Shoeless Joe”, p.138, RosettaBooks

W. P. Kinsella

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“The faces I see in the modeling industry can get dull.”
“The artist is a man who finds that the form or shape of things externally corresponds, in some strange way, to the movements of his mental and emotional life.”
“We set out to save the Shire, Sam and it has been saved - but not for me.”
“You can never get rid of all of your fears. Some are necessary and a part of life. But most of our fears are illusory, based on risks or threats that exist only in our minds. Such fears constrain and make you miserable. The feeling of moving past a particular fear is one of liberation and freedom.”
“You can do it if you believe you can.”
“I guess I'm interested in the behind-the-surface feelings of the human condition, in my own way. I was always struck by the gap - at least in the books I was reading - between what people tell stories about and what I actually feel. I started thinking about a gap between fantasy and reality.”
“imperfections create character...”
“I don't draw every day. I tend to draw intensely during certain periods of time. I draw to amuse myself on occasion, when I am bored and drawing is the only fun to be had.”

Source : Interview with Jason Polan, believermag.com. October 1, 2011.

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