“A lot of my close friends had tolerantly washed their hands of the whole idea of me writing a book. They had said to themselves, "I don't know what he's doing."” KnowsWritingSaidBookIdeasWholeHandsWriting A BookClose Friends Author:Chad Harbach
“I tended to write the book in these bursts of two or three months at a time. So I would know, or at least feel securely, that for the next few months I was at least going to have a few hours a day.” KnowsFeelsWritingTwoBookThreeNextHoursMonthsThree Months Author:Chad Harbach
“But baseball was different... You stood and waited and tried to still your mind. When your moment came, you had to be ready, because if you f****d up, everyone would know whose fault it was. What other sport not only kept a stat as cruel as the error, but posted it on the scoreboard for everyone to see? ... You could only try so hard not to try too hard before you were right back around to trying too hard. And trying hard, as everyone told him, was wrong, all wrong.” IfsKnowsTryingMindStillsDifferentHardMomentsSportsReadyBaseballErrorsFaultsYour MomTrying HardTrying Too HardScoreboard Author:Chad Harbach
“Each of us, deep down, believes that the whole world issues from his own precious body, like images projected from a tiny slide onto an earth-sized screen. And then, deeper down, each of us knows he's wrong.” KnowsWorldLifeBelieveWholeBodyEarthIssuesDeeperScreensTinyWhole WorldSlidesDeep DownWorld Issues Author:Chad Harbach
“Other things awaited. It was good to be young and to know it for once. So much unfolding to do.” KnowsYoungUnfoldingBe Young Author:Chad Harbach
