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Al Alvarez Quotes

I absolutely don’t believe in anything. Full stop. Including luck Picture Quote #1

It is easy to smile at an insult and pretend it’s funny when the person insulting you is hosing you with money Picture Quote #1

I mean to say, this is the book and I really loathe it and I can’t imagine what a nice Jewish boy like me ever, how I ever got into this dreadful trade Picture Quote #1

I mean to say, this is the book and I really loathe it and I can’t imagine what a nice Jewish boy like me ever, how I ever got into this dreadful trade Picture Quote #1

But in a tournament, you can be said in for all your money at any point so you can’t make any mistakes so you have to, it’s all about where you’re sitting at the table Picture Quote #1

I could think of worse ways of going than at the poker table Picture Quote #1

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Yes, I think poker really isn’t gambling Picture Quote #1

I’m good at reading people Picture Quote #1

When you make a bet, you’re saying something Picture Quote #1

The better the artist, the more vulnerable he seems to be Picture Quote #1

Divorce transforms habit into drama Picture Quote #1

I absolutely don’t believe in anything. Full stop. Including luck Picture Quote #1

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Despair, in short, seeks its own environment as surely as water finds its own level Picture Quote #1

Hold’em is a game of calculated aggression. If your cards are good enough for you to call a bet, they are good enough to raise with Picture Quote #1

The fact that we write about it doesn’t mean we play better than ordinary players at all Picture Quote #1

I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you’re done for Picture Quote #1

The point is that it looks like gambling because the language of the game is money Picture Quote #1

Each sporadic burst of work, each minor success and disappointment, each moment of calm and relaxation, seemed merely a temporary halt on my steady descent through layer after layer of depression, like an elevator stopping for a moment on the way down to the basement Picture Quote #1

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When neither high purpose nor the categorical imperatives of religion will do, the only argument against suicide is life itself. You pause and attend: the heart beats in your chest; outside, the trees are thick with new leaves, a swallow dips over them, the light moves, people are going about their business Picture Quote #1

Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it’s a kind of risky trade Picture Quote #1

I mean being a writer is like being a psychoanalyst, but you don’t get any patients Picture Quote #1

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I absolutely don’t believe in anything. Full stop. Including luck. (Al Alvarez Quotes) It is easy to smile at an insult and pretend it’s funny when the person insulting you is hosing you with money. (Al Alvarez Quotes) I mean to say, this is the book and I really loathe it and I can’t imagine what a nice Jewish boy like me ever, how I ever got into this dreadful trade. (Al Alvarez Quotes) I mean to say, this is the book and I really loathe it and I can’t imagine what a nice Jewish boy like me ever, how I ever got into this dreadful trade (Al Alvarez Quotes) But in a tournament, you can be said in for all your money at any point so you can’t make any mistakes so you have to, it’s all about where you’re sitting at the table (Al Alvarez Quotes) I could think of worse ways of going than at the poker table (Al Alvarez Quotes) Yes, I think poker really isn’t gambling (Al Alvarez Quotes) I’m good at reading people (Al Alvarez Quotes) When you make a bet, you’re saying something (Al Alvarez Quotes) The better the artist, the more vulnerable he seems to be (Al Alvarez Quotes) Divorce transforms habit into drama (Al Alvarez Quotes) I absolutely don’t believe in anything. Full stop. Including luck (Al Alvarez Quotes) Despair, in short, seeks its own environment as surely as water finds its own level (Al Alvarez Quotes) Hold’em is a game of calculated aggression. If your cards are good enough for you to call a bet, they are good enough to raise with (Al Alvarez Quotes) The fact that we write about it doesn’t mean we play better than ordinary players at all (Al Alvarez Quotes) I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you’re done for (Al Alvarez Quotes) The point is that it looks like gambling because the language of the game is money (Al Alvarez Quotes) Each sporadic burst of work, each minor success and disappointment, each moment of calm and relaxation, seemed merely a temporary halt on my steady descent through layer after layer of depression, like an elevator stopping for a moment on the way down to the basement (Al Alvarez Quotes) When neither high purpose nor the categorical imperatives of religion will do, the only argument against suicide is life itself. You pause and attend: the heart beats in your chest; outside, the trees are thick with new leaves, a swallow dips over them, the light moves, people are going about their business (Al Alvarez Quotes) Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it’s a kind of risky trade (Al Alvarez Quotes) I mean being a writer is like being a psychoanalyst, but you don’t get any patients (Al Alvarez Quotes)