Constant rejection. No security. Career paths being dictated by freelance reviewers. And of course, ...
DARIN STRAUSS My knowledge of trains - and love before first sight, love at negative-one sight - comes from Alfred...
DARIN STRAUSS Regret doesn't budge things; it seems crazy that the force of all that human want can't amen...
DARIN STRAUSS Perhaps it's because a writer lives in Brooklyn that he'd want to get away from it. It can b...
DARIN STRAUSS I delivered Chinese food on Long island, which is pretty depressing. I lived with my parents and did...
DARIN STRAUSS Surprisingly, Manhattan casts a sort of undersized shadow onto Long Island. Where I grew up, everyon...
DARIN STRAUSS Too much contemporary fiction seems purposefully to address small things in small ways. And yet why ...
DARIN STRAUSS I thought, 'I'll come back to New York. I worked for the 'Aspen Times' when I lived ...
DARIN STRAUSS I went to Aspen right after school and got a freelance gig writing articles for the 'Aspen Times...
DARIN STRAUSS Memoirs are - memory is - rarely 100 percent accurate. Any autobiography is a construct, ballpark, e...
DARIN STRAUSS You get a bad review with a novel, and it hurts. But I imagine if you get a bad review with a memoir...
DARIN STRAUSS The cracks in old friendships are measured in awkward pauses.
DARIN STRAUSS The main thing is to think strategically about what will engage your readers. Trust me when I tell y...
DARIN STRAUSS A subplot is a distinguishing characteristic of the novel; the short story, for example, does not ne...
DARIN STRAUSS One of the disconcerting things about writing for publication is that you're trying to clear you...
DARIN STRAUSS A tragedy's first act is crowded with supporting players, policeman scribbling in pads and makin...
DARIN STRAUSS Like all writing rules, the injunction to start with the trouble can be broken, and it should be som...
DARIN STRAUSS In the worst memoirs, you can feel the author justifying himself - forgiving himself - in every para...
DARIN STRAUSS I have twin six-year-old boys. Have no mojo. The closest thing to a mojo I have is five minutes of p...
DARIN STRAUSS You can work really hard and well on something, and someone you respect might hate it; worse, they&#...
DARIN STRAUSS I'm no fan of jam bands. You can take your Gov't Mule, your Phish, your Rusted Root. But Der...
DARIN STRAUSS I'd violated the primary rule of junior and senior high-- don't get people talking about you too muc...
DARIN STRAUSS I guess when you write a personal story, people feel compelled to share their own stories.
DARIN STRAUSS I've had menial jobs, and 'professional writer' isn't one of them.
DARIN STRAUSS In Minneapolis, I learned that there are more theaters per square mile than in any U.S. city but New...
DARIN STRAUSS Conjoined twins are identical siblings who develop one placenta out of a single fertilised ovum. No ...
DARIN STRAUSS What makes writing a memoir difficult is harder to quantify. Is it learning to know when you're ...
DARIN STRAUSS What I want to write is that I lay there until morning, with tear-stained eyes, a tear-stained pillo...
DARIN STRAUSS What can one do with levels of gloom and guilt, fear and disbelief, of bewilderment above one's capa...
DARIN STRAUSS Maybe the 'Million Little Pieces' of the world are so popular because no one ever writes mem...
DARIN STRAUSS What's Denver's feel? I know there're mountains, and people in western hats, but I never...
DARIN STRAUSS If you're guilty of something, you can focus on that, but if something terrible happens, and you...
DARIN STRAUSS After a life deprived of everything from romantic love to the choice of when to wake up in the morni...
DARIN STRAUSS I suppose that, for most of us, the fascination of conjoined twins is that such people can serve as ...
DARIN STRAUSS I think it's a wonderful fact about Judaism - at least about the approach to Judaism I most rela...
DARIN STRAUSS It's a very performative thing, grief. As with so much in modern life, I think there's a who...
DARIN STRAUSS The starkest rejection letter might be followed by a million-dollar advance. Don't let rejection...
DARIN STRAUSS My first book is about twins who are attached: two people who are joined and can't escape each o...
DARIN STRAUSS Any fool knows that bravado is always a cover-up for insecurity. That's the truth. And on that n...
BOBBY DARIN When I come out and sing the first few bars of Bill Bailey, it's very exciting.
BOBBY DARIN Well, ... I wouldn't kill or rob anyone, don't worry, but I'd sure like to earn some money.
BOBBY DARIN My whole life has been a lie.
BOBBY DARIN So let us build them shelves where They might fight among themselves and leave the people be who wan...
BOBBY DARIN My goal is to be remembered as a human being and as a great performer.
BOBBY DARIN He was a hell of a guy, a great guy.
BOBBY DARIN He's old, ... But he had an interesting face. My mom didn't like him on sight because he had some of...
BOBBY DARIN He has suitcases, too,
BOBBY DARIN Uh-huh, I think so.
BOBBY DARIN Skipping -- at least without a rope -- is a little on the baby side, Carol, ... But you can if you w...
BOBBY DARIN There is nothing wrong with being afraid---but there is nothing more wrong than allowing that to be ...
BOBBY DARIN George Burns was the father I never had.
BOBBY DARIN Just call me a family man and an actor who digs his whole scene, side interests and all. Just say I ...
BOBBY DARIN Mr. Burns comes out and flips cigar ashes on his shoes, and makes up about 90 percent of what you he...
BOBBY DARIN I dazzle you with that footwork.
BOBBY DARIN They won, plain and simple, and we lost. One thing I know is we get to sleep (last night).
DARIN ERSTAD This stinks, and it hurts, ... It's going to take a few days.
DARIN ERSTAD It is interesting that you have a vast array of documentation, including the format, from some kind ...
DARIN KATH There are some pretty flagrant differences on items like clarity and color, which would have a beari...
DARIN KATH We insure over $1.7 billion of jewelry throughout the country.
DARIN KATH Your mother is a woman of many sayings, is she?
BOBBY DARIN No, but perhaps I will. And do have a happy birthday.
BOBBY DARIN There are certain times I don't want my picture taken. If my wife's stepping out of a car an...
BOBBY DARIN I don't think for a long time my parents even knew I was wrestling, even though they had arranged it...
DARIN SCHRECK The popup was in no man's land. I've got the largest glove, so I figured I would be the guy to catch...
DARIN ERSTAD We've got a resilient group of guys. We're going to keep fighting. That was a tough one (Thursday), ...
DARIN ERSTAD He bears down in the tough situations, and we haven't been able to get to him. Lackey pitched great ...
DARIN ERSTAD It's all for the same thing, ... Kids playing baseball.
DARIN ERSTAD Scioscia has a real good feel for when things need to be done. He's had success making adjustments. ...
DARIN ERSTAD We didn't square many balls up against him. We never got anything going. He hits his spots. He's ver...
DARIN ERSTAD You better start breaking in your own, don't you think?
BOBBY DARIN Tempus fugit means time flies, ... Mom says it a lot. She also says time and tide wait for no man an...
BOBBY DARIN Well, that doesn't tell us much, does it? ... I guess if he's going to be your friend -- your adult ...
BOBBY DARIN Thanks. It's been a great one.
BOBBY DARIN Are there many of those, do you think?
BOBBY DARIN The indication is they don't believe they have to pay emotional distress damages, but we won't settl...
DARIN WRIGHT Murphy presents a whole different challenge. It is going to be a tough sectional.
DARIN LEE Nearly everything I do is part of a master plan to make me the most important entertainer in the wor...
BOBBY DARIN Show me any top entertainer or top business executive, and I'll show you a guy who has mapped ou...
BOBBY DARIN I am now a turtle. Virtually everything I own is on my back and suffice it to say I am one ton light...
BOBBY DARIN It all boils down to Neil tonight. He's a kid that just does a terrific job on both ends of the floo...
DARIN HAZEL I'm eleven, ... Eleven today. I can read it. I won't be able to understand it all, but if it's a goo...
BOBBY DARIN Josh and Nathan both got better as the day went on.
DARIN DOLLEMORE Lucas worked so hard. We had him doing so much. He just tired a little bit. It's not his fault. He w...
DARIN LEE If you didn't have a very accurate description, you're not going to get the identical piece.
DARIN KATH A library card, ... An adult library card.
BOBBY DARIN Our approach isn't to shoot a bunch of 3's. Our offensive philosophy is to go inside out. They are l...
DARIN SPENCE All those things that we talked about a month ago; pitching, defense and offense. We didn't have the...
DARIN LOE In the second game it seemed like both teams were a little lethargic. They had kind of a slow pitche...
DARIN LOE Anytime you can get your best hitter back in the game it's going to be good for you.
DARIN LOE I think the thing that we really have to improve is staying away from the big inning. In most all of...
DARIN LOE For whatever reason, our guys kind of lost their aggressiveness at the plate. That's something that ...
DARIN LOE We just wanted to get back on the winning track. We came out swinging the bats really well today and...
DARIN LOE Your palms don't get as sweaty in center field as they do at first base when a big left-hander is hi...
DARIN ERSTAD It's a bacterial, or septic, soup, but it's not a toxic soup.
DARIN MANN When in any new culture, it's common sense to demonstrate basic restraint, tolerance and to show a d...
DARIN BRUMBY Matt Kelly came out and pitched a complete game, scattered five hits and didn't walk anybody, didn't...
DARIN LOE Bart has done a great job this year stepping up and putting an end to a loss.
DARIN ERSTAD Each Mules' team the last 12 years had their own mark on the school and on the program in some way. ...
DARIN HENDRICKSON It hurt to lose Amber, but we've had others step up and play well. We've still got a deep bench.
DARIN LILES A comedian's body is funny as well as his mind being funny, his whole personage is funny.
BOBBY DARIN My philosophy is to take one day at a time. I don't worry about the future. Tomorrow is even out...
BOBBY DARIN I could have a roomful of awards and it wouldn't mean beans.
BOBBY DARIN We'll get rid of the most dangerous stuff first. The most difficult part is going to be when people ...
DARIN MANN I'm sure I'll butcher some plays in spring training. I've got to go out and screw up and get used to...
DARIN ERSTAD Mr. Burns is a father symbol to me, and you can omit the word symbol.
BOBBY DARIN Who am I that I have to sing under an umbrella? These people are my fans, and if they can stand in t...
BOBBY DARIN The lack of critical mass, however, in these and other industries makes it a tough investment decisi...
DARIN YUG We had requested what we thought was fair value, but they came back much lower, so we countered with...
DARIN WRIGHT Thus far in our negotiations, the government's idea of what will make the Lewiston victims whole has...
DARIN WRIGHT I wasn't gunning for him, but I definitely wasn't going to give up either.
DARIN VIEIRA I think now because he's a little bit older, he's a junior (and) the fact that a lot of people on th...
DARIN VIEIRA She's the best player in the league by far. I don't know how she didn't get MVP. That voting is craz...
DARIN SPENCE We're still trying to figure out how to play without our best shooting guard. Nevada's pressure defe...
DARIN SPENCE I don't think we played that bad, they're just that good.
DARIN SPENCE We had some open shots and just didn't get them to go in, but they're so long and athletic and they ...
DARIN SPENCE We knew coming in that we had a very tough task ahead of us with Louisiana Tech and all their experi...
DARIN SPENCE We were looking for a town-center concept. There isn't a whole lot to choose from with Gulf access a...
DARIN SMITH It's a good location for it. It's going to be great for our residents.
DARIN SMITH Our goal is not to be New York or L.A., but to provide a nice atmosphere for the gay and lesbian com...
DARIN SMITH It's good for them to see varsity guys. Traditionally we haven't had a lot of freshmen (seven this y...
DARIN SHEPARDSON We didn't run well at home in our last meet, so improving on that is a first step. If we don't get o...
DARIN SHEPARDSON It's fairly close at the top of the conference this year. We've got the potential to win it, but we ...
DARIN SHEPARDSON He'll definitely have his opportunity after being in the shadows. He's a good cyclist, too, but he's...
DARIN SHEPARDSON He moved well with about a half-mile to go. He had a pretty good time on a pretty good course.
DARIN SHEPARDSON He ran pretty well. And he was coming off a good week of work.
DARIN SHEPARDSON We were better in a couple of spots, but overall we need to be better mentally prepared for a race. ...
DARIN SHEPARDSON I tell people he wrestles like great pool players play. He sees three or four steps ahead. He is so ...
DARIN SCHRECK The only reason why I know is because I get asked all the time.
DARIN SCHRECK The state tournament and seeing him was something I always looked forward to. To me, I wish we could...
DARIN SCHRECK We got into a little bit of foul trouble (in the second half) but we were able to get through it. Th...
DARIN RADKE There's no words to describe it, she just played wonderful.
DARIN RADKE That probably was the best defensive game I've ever seen in girls' basketball. Everywhere Evans went...
DARIN RADKE To give up a shorthanded goal at that point was just devastating. I made a bad pass on that one and ...
DARIN OLVER Total (credit) to Kaufmann and (Nebraska-Omaha's) whole defensive squad. He definitely kept them in ...
DARIN OLVER I don't know what it was and I don't know what it's been the last three games. I'm not sure if it's ...
DARIN OLVER This is not an easy process of just going in and knocking things down or getting it in one sweep. We...
DARIN MANN When she's focused, she can shoot with anybody. But keeping her focused ... well, I guess that's a c...
DARIN LILES Two very athletic teams out there. For a while, we thought we had the game won and they came back. I...
DARIN LILES It has been 365 days since we've been down here, and we didn't get what we wanted.
DARIN LILES We knew Shoals Christian was going to make a run. I was proud of how our girls responded. A year or ...
DARIN LILES This was one of those games that it's sad anyone lost; fortunately we moved on.
DARIN LILES We just have a lot of people in our rotation. We're pretty even after Lucas, we could go with anybod...
DARIN LEE We did all right for the first half and played pretty well, but couldn't sustain it.
DARIN LEE We couldn't get them down. We had a few looks, but we just haven't shot it very well here lately. Th...
DARIN LEE It's hard to have one without the other. If you don't get a good screen, or they don't set up the sc...
DARIN LEE He got us off to a great start. He got a lot of points early. We know he gets a little fatigued, but...
DARIN LEE We don't make very good decisions sometimes. We start forcing things and then it's over. We just don...
DARIN LEE The end of the first quarter absolutely killed us. We left a guy wide open in the first quarter ... ...
DARIN LEE Obviously, I would like us to play better offensively. Our defense was good all five games. We'd lik...
DARIN LEE When they're not going to guard you ... you have to knock them down. He's out there to shoot set sho...
DARIN LEE As much disclosure as possible should be on the appraisal.
DARIN KATH We now have to be more methodical, look for more back-door cuts and things. We have to shorten games...
DARIN JOHNSON It looks like he'll be out a couple weeks.
DARIN JOHNSON This was an important win for us. We played better defense this time around and on offense we just f...
DARIN JOHNSON It was a great night to prepare us for the playoffs.
DARIN HICKEY We didn't capitalize on rebounds. Their goalie had several saves that were just by instinct because ...
DARIN HICKEY Vernal came out more physical in the second game, and we sort of lost our cool. That took us out of ...
DARIN HICKEY It's always been a good game between the two teams. It's too bad it wasn't a league game, but we're ...
DARIN HICKEY I always think errors are a lack of concentration. I think our concentration has been really poor.
DARIN HENDRICKSON We're going to have to try to get every one of these home games. Through the years, it's been a real...
DARIN HENDRICKSON On paper it looks good for us right now. This a chance for us to gain more confidence and win some g...
DARIN HENDRICKSON Brandon Morris pitched exceptionally well. He showed a great deal of maturity and showed why he has ...
DARIN HENDRICKSON If our record is not indicative of years past at the beginning, I'm not going to worry so much becau...
DARIN HENDRICKSON Number one, we played in awfully bad weather. It's just unfortunate when you play baseball in the Mi...
DARIN HENDRICKSON Looking at tape, we felt a zone would be effective against them. They're so athletic and we had a ha...
DARIN HAZEL Obviously, the dunk was huge because of the crowd. That dunk set the tone for the night, especially ...
DARIN HAZEL This was a tough place to play and we had to just go about our business. Give them credit, they play...
DARIN HAZEL With him, we need to get him a touch every time down the floor. Some of the times we got away from t...
DARIN HAZEL We've told the kids that our best way to win a championship is through defense. I thought coming int...
DARIN HAZEL He's a great kid. He plays hard at both ends.
DARIN HAZEL Offensively, I thought it was one of the best games we played in years. The kids moved the balls and...
DARIN HAZEL We just didn't take care of the ball. That's the bottom line. There's not much you can say. Too many...
DARIN HAZEL Their press really hurt us. We just made too many mistakes. We are getting close to where we want to...
DARIN HAZEL We are going to give it our best shot against Crosby. It will be a tough game but our goal is to get...
DARIN HARLEY We were very happy to make the playoffs this year. We got off to a rocky start at the beginning of t...
DARIN HARLEY It's going to be a tough game. Crosby is very athletic and very quick. The most important thing that...
DARIN HARLEY Every team has hopes of making the playoffs. But the goal once you make them is to continue to win s...
DARIN HARLEY It was a must-win. We had to win the game, or we didn't give ourselves much of a chance. Now, we're ...
DARIN HARLEY Basically, the game came down to the fact that we weren't able to rebound and didn't get a lot of sh...
DARIN GREEN I thought the biggest part was that it was almost a relief. They face-guarded her, box-and-one on he...
DARIN GREEN I thought we could battle our way back into it, but I think we pressed a little bit. We didn't care ...
DARIN GREEN We were talking about it on the bench with the players, 'How do we keep this thing rolling. We reall...
DARIN GREEN We need to have that inside-outside game and we're getting there slowly. Every game we get to use as...
DARIN GREEN We still missed bunch of little lay-ups inside and that's about the third game in a row we've done t...
DARIN GREEN We needed to get everybody on the floor and start to gel. It's always been something this year, and ...
DARIN GREEN At this time of year, runs are harder and harder to come by. Given that we haven't been getting hit ...
DARIN ERSTAD I can go, but this is a chance to let it calm down.
DARIN ERSTAD I don't care who it is, I don't like to see that ever. Because it means we're walking off the field ...
DARIN ERSTAD He bears down in the tough situations, and we haven't been able to get to him. Lackey pitched great ...
DARIN ERSTAD That's the way it is. You know that's the way it's going to be. It doesn't matter what happens the r...
DARIN ERSTAD That's what we do. We have two guys who can juice the ball, but for the most part we just put the ba...
DARIN ERSTAD I was pleased with our performance. We had three in the finals ... Valencia lost to (Tumwater's) Tan...
DARIN DOLLEMORE Junior had a great day making it into the regional finals ... that was big.
DARIN DOLLEMORE The kids that we had here today wrestled pretty solid. Tyler Gonzales, I thought that was great for ...
DARIN DOLLEMORE We want to be comprehensive, but at the same time, we don't want stakeholder burnout. We know the p...
DARIN DINSMORE We want to be comprehensive, but at the same time, we don't want stakeholder burnout. We know the pu...
DARIN DINSMORE Some of the areas are a little behind in making their selections but this (meeting) has been discuss...
DARIN DINSMORE You can definitely tell we have a lot more experience. We're working through some different situatio...
DARIN CUMMINGS Gardiner's defensive pressure was unmatched. It was something we hadn't seen all year.
DARIN CUMMINGS Our kids decided in the second half that they wanted to play Saturday. Third is the best we can fini...
DARIN CUMMINGS