From "Ball"
You will think I am being melodramatic
When I say maybe basketball saved my life, but I leave you with this one image:
A guy in the middle of the night in a city long ago with his hands shaking so bad
He could hardly even get a grip on the ball, but an hour later, under the old streetlight,
I hit like eleven in a row and was panting and pleased and something was healed.
- Brian Doyle
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Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. - H. L. Mencken
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