Reputation runs behind the current state of affairs.

In bridge clubs and in councils of state, the passions are the same.

It is impossible not react to the current state of affairs through personal action and artistic production.

It is impossible not to react to the current state of affairs through personal action and artistic production. We have been at war for three years. One desperately feels the need for someone to speak some sort of truth, either poetic or factual.

It's a sad state of affairs.

There's now an avalanche of poker books coming out. We have a reputation for putting out the very best books and we have no competitors in that respect. We're not putting out trivial books. These are like textbooks.