"Nothing but pain, stuck in this game, searching for fortune and fame."
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"I can't give up. It's a rap thang. And I ain't goin back to the crack game."
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"I play knowing that there is somebody watching me out there in the crowd that has never had the opportunity to watch a game before and it might be the only chance they ever to see one, live in person. Michael Jordan once said that in an interview, and I really took it to heart; whenever I step on the floor, I play for that person."
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"There's truths there that spiral out of what appears to be just a word game. That's what I find mystifying about the meanings of things: they kind of unscrew themselves from the practical words."
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"I've got to play better and contribute more”. You've got to find another gear and come up with big games."
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"Larger game teams are often a bit more experienced at working with writers, which is often a huge relief. However, it also means that there are more people wanting to wander around the narrative kitchen telling you how you should be making your story pies."
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"Traditionally games never used professional writers to create their narrative, so there's definitely a residual feeling that hiring a proper writer is somewhat of a luxury, rather than a necessity. Like a feng shui consultant."
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"They are very good reasons why voice acting in games can be so terrible. Writers are in a great position to be able to bridge this gap."
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"Games aren't created by writers rocking up to developers saying 'I have this great game story.' It's about establishing relationships and working hand in hand to create something wonderful."
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"Any game becomes boring when it lacks thrills."
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"I have an RSS reader, Feeddler. I mostly subscribe to board game blogs - they have reviews of new games and discussions about trends. It's straight-up dork talk."
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"The amount of times my wife has rolled her eyes at board games is impossible to count."
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"Gaming has been a great way to get to know people. That's part of what I love about games, that they are social."
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"I was glad to watch the soccer because it helps my tennis game, realize maybe they're just rooting for the underdog."
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"The scalable, profitable strategy is to change the game, not to become the most average."
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"You are free to smile in the midst of massive tests and challenges, knowing that you have chosen to play this game, and that you have dominion over all the appearances of earth."
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"That she won the game startled me cold. The way she won, the pattern of her thought on the chessboard, charmed me warm again and then some."
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"What matters is how I use what I know, every minute of every day; how I use it to remember, in the midst of the game."
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"Play a new game, not the older game but faster."
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"Playing the game is a form of winning the game. In those competitions, we win by being resilient."
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