Guys don't want to get to two strikes, so you have to make quality pitches early in the count, try to get them to put the ball in play.

I want to be the horse in the rotation that everybody can really rely on and is going to get that consistent starter.

I don’t need to go out there and trick guys, and I don’t need to go out there and be perfect. I've just got to attack the strike zone, let my stuff work and get much better results that way.

I want to be the guy that can go out there and go at least seven, eight innings every time out.

It's kind of like when you get married, you kinda go into it wanting to remember everything. And once it's done, you can't remember a single thing.

I try to execute pitches and get guys out.

I'd say I learned a lot. It's all about whether or not I can apply it.

I like how writing can take you off for a jaunt in your head and then set you back down in the chair where you've been all along.

Like your body your mind also gets tired so refresh it by wise sayings.

I never ask boys' opinions on clothes, ever. I really think, unless you think the guy has style, don't ask. So I only ask my girl friends. I don't trust guys' opinions on style!

When you make an omelet, as when you make love, affection counts for more than technique.

We on the left who are pro-European and Internationalist wish to unite the peoples under a social model.

Why don't we pay more attention to who our farmers are? We would never be as careless choosing an auto mechanic or babysitter as we are about who grows our food.

I take it that didn’t go well. (Cassandra) About like walking into a bear cave covered in honey. (Wulf)

Looks like I’m going to ruin your day, Big Boy. I choose to live my crappy life a little longer. (Susan)

A writer is like a bag lady going through life with a sack and a pointed stick collecting stuff.

Suffer love; a good epithet! I do suffer love, indeed, for I love thee against my will.