The Great Gatsby, The Finest Novel Ever

Most People Write A Lot Of Autobiography, But When I Came To Write Autobiography I Discovered That Nothing Interesting Had Ever Happened To Me. So I Had To Take The Situation And Invent Stories To Go With It.

[i] Played A Little Softball, But There Was Nowhere On The Field It Was Safe For Me To Be.

I Can Still Put Down Some Pretty Nasty Stuff On Paper, Which Is What I Enjoy Doing.

Baseball Is The Most Perfect Of Games, Solid, True, Pure And Precious As Diamonds. If Only Life Were So Simple. Within The Baselines Anything Can Happen. Tides Can Reverse; Oceans Can Open. That's Why They Say, "the Game Is Never Over Until The Last Man Is Out." Colors Can Change, Lives Can Alter, Anything Is Possible In This Gentle, Flawless, Loving Game.

Found A Good Voice And Took Advantage Of It. Each Of My Specialties Was Like A Prospector Discovering A Vein Of Gold. I Worked Each Until The Vein Was Exhausted.