"A pitcher is not a ballplayer."

--

Christy Mathewson

#Pitcher Quotes

“Paradoxically, the more I learned to let go of my own wishes and desires (in this case, the desire not to be hit), the more they became possible.”

Source : Peter Ralston, Laura Ralston (2011). “Zen Body-Being: An Enlightened Approach to Physical Skill, Grace, and Power”, p.19, North Atlantic Books
“[Valley of Violence] was written for James Ransone. PJ's a friend of mine, I've known him for a long time, he's always like, "Dude, when are we going to make a movie together?" I finally called him.”
“Never give up. The bankers and financial people did not take me seriously initially. Everyone thought I would fail. My attitude was that 'No' is an unacceptable answer when it comes to financing.”
“I have followed after the truth, across this windy planet upon which every person is nourished by one or another lie.”
“Let Him easter in us, be a dayspring to the dimness of us, be a crimson-cresseted east.”

Source : Gerard Manley Hopkins (2013). “Selected Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins”, p.17, Courier Corporation
“I try and write the way things happen. I don't try and fulfill people's wishes”
“You might say that I was the first and caused others to awaken to the sense of their duty in helping deserving causes for the benefit of the race.”
“Relationships are really what interest me the most. And I think, in the end, they interest most people the most. Even when you read Tolstoy or something, basically they're about man and woman relationships.”

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