God, it's nice to be treated like a man.

When I retire and I'm back at home with me kids, they're not going to care that I smiled too much on the field. They're not going to care what kind of team player I was.

Having the attitude of just playing the game isn't my strength. I have to be productive. That's my responsibility.

I like to have a good time. I'm playing a great game, so why should I stop smiling when I get on the field?

I honestly think people are tired of reading about me.

I get paid a lot of money to play a game with the greatest players in the world. What could be better than that?

If it doesn't seem like I'm working hard sometimes, that's someone else's problem.

Every story is informed by a worldview.

Advantages never comes free. You have to create it the way you want it!

I was beginning to see that Phineas could get away with anything. I couldn't help envying him that a little, which was perfectly normal. There was no harm in envying even your best friend a little

As a framer and defender of the Constitution [Madison] had no peer.

And I didn't know I loved her till I'd dreamt of her. I didn't know it was the real thing until an illusion had signalled it.

When I write a novel, every word is mine. I welcome suggestions from my editor, but in the end, I make all the final decisions.

Always have a pink Oxford shint ready for days when you're feeling run down.

The whole of nature is a conjugation of the verb to eat, in the active and passive.

If I book a hotel it's actually very funny. It's very nice to be a genuine Mr Smith.

I will act as if I do make a difference.