I used to be hyper, throw crazy and not think about what I wanted to do with each pitch. Now I have a better understanding of what it is to be a major league pitcher.

It's a great feeling for me just to put my uniform on and be part of my team.

I just wanted to be like my dad, Jesus. He was a good shortstop.

I don't talk. I just let what I do talk for myself.

In the future, I want to be consistent from Day 1. We're still making adjustments. I still believe that I can be better.

I just go out there and do what I do and try and hit my spots.

I have to drink a lot of fluids, try not to dehydrate, and keep stretching.

Dreams can come true, but you have to go for it.

To see all the fans getting into it, that's pretty special.

Being able to help, being able to go out there every five games, is definitely something I was waiting for.

When you hear from other players and they're telling you you're the best pitcher in baseball, that makes you feel really good.

He had no idea how to deal with the staggering amount of grief he felt, so he looked to the sun and blinded himself with its light.

Maybe that's what growing up is. When you can't be who you are and do what everyone's telling you to do at the same time anymore. - Rowie from Sister Mischief

The world belongs to the Enthusiast who keeps cool.

He flushed, the colour dark against his pale skin. 'I mean. Tessa Gray, will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?' Jem.

Now I feel like whatever I do, no one can hurt me. I cannot be violated, I cannot be humiliated, I cannot be disregarded, I cannot be disrespected.

A depraved culture supports a depraved politics and vice versa.

I like the idea of a record being more than one thing emotionally - human beings go through so many emotions in one day, and I like those things sitting next to each other.

When I wake up in the morning, I think about Syria.

I totally believe in magic. Because my life, I think, has been very magic, and magical things have come true for me time after time after time.

Know more than other. Work more than other. Expect less than other