“Basically, his opponent made a beginner's blunder; he gave Josh a piece on an error. The error that was so weirdly obvious, so big, that it was almost impossible for Josh to see. When you read the game now, it's simply mystifying. They were both embroiled in computations of this deep position,…”Tagged: Heh, Perception, The Fighter's Mind
“Greg has an interesting way, unique to New Mexico, of recharging his batteries. He grew up with a strong sense of local history, and one of his favorite hobbies is 'ghost towning,' where you get maps and track down old ghost towns in the New Mexican wilderness. 'It's incredible, these abandoned…”Tagged: Ideas, Notes to self, The Figher's Mind
“[Amazing athletes] are at peace with failure or success; as [Peter] Schjeldahl wrote, they take 'an impersonal joy' in what they do. They see themselves from the outside, as impersonal constructs, which may lead to the oft-ridiculed referencing themselves in the third person.”Tagged: Hm, Perception, Reality, The Figher's Mind
“We choose things that are against our own best interests because the freedom to make that choice is more important than those interests.”Tagged: Facts, Hm, Insights, The Figher's Mind
“Somebody asked me if I was looking for something. I am looking for everything.”Tagged: Goals, purpose
“Somebody asked me if I was looking for something. I am looking for everything.”Tagged: Curiosity, wanting to learn, Searching For Answers, Experience, Life
“Jay Singletary: So, you're back on the beat, huh? Ohls: Is what it is. Hour and a half commute. I think about my life. I listen to the Beatles, try to figure out what makes the girls scream like that.”Tagged: Commute , Busy, The Beatles, Scream, Excitment
“Fauna Hodel: Time to get up. Jay Singletary: Where's the dog? Fauna Hodel: What dog? Jay Singletary: The dog that shit in my mouth.”Tagged: dog, Poop, upset, Gross
“I see you dead before I let them at you. I can't protect nothing. I can't control nothing. But I can do that. Violence, it'll burn your heart, mark you forever if you don't let it go. Now you know something.”Tagged: Violence, burn, Protection, heart, Forever
“You need to come home with me, baby, 'fore you break my heart.”Tagged: Home, Baby, Retreat, Broken Heart
“Things here have changed. Feels like the more they change the more they stay the same.”Tagged: Changed, Stay the Same, Contrast, tension
“What you did and didn't do that saved me. You may not believe it, but it saved me.”Tagged: save, Life, Compainionship
“I feel... lost and alone sometimes. I feel so different than everyone around me, like you feel. Maybe it's because we know what monsters are.”Tagged: lost, Alone, different, monsters, Reality
“We keep struggling. Making due and going on, cause that's all there is.”Tagged: Struggling, Carry on, Obstacles
“The devil is something we all carry in our hearts.”Tagged: devil, Hearts, Carry With Us, Inseperable
“People around me are a sunny day livin' thier lives wide open without secrets.”Tagged: Metaphor Examples, Sunny Days, Secrets, Life
“When I look in the mirror, Jay, I see something else. Something I don't quite recognize, but, something I chose.”Tagged: Look In The Mirror, Recognition, Chose, life choices
“When you look in the mirror, Jay, I hope you can live with what you see.”Tagged: Life, Look In The Mirror, Reflection, Evaluate