Luck is a woman. She's drawn to those that least deserve her.

Then, once he had eaten, he would ask the spirits for guidance. Their guidance was pretty useless, but the company would be welcome.

One act presses upon another, on a path we have no choice but to follow, and each time there are reasons. We do what we must, we do what we are told, we do what is easiest. What else can we do but solve one sordid problem at a time? Then we look up and find... this.

A man can forgive all manner of faults in beautiful women that in ugly men he find entirely beyond sufferance

They dictated the game. We couldn't buy a shot and they dictated all our shots. I wish them luck at state. They're a good team.

He was very cordial. I wished him a lot of luck and went back to the dugout.