“Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.”

“It is a very strong rule in drama, and in life, that people remain true to their basic natures. They change, and their change is essential for drama, but typically they only change a little, taking a single step towards integrating a forgotten or rejected quality into their natures.”

“It was like the baseball gods were showing off just for him, in honor of his first day of big league baseball. And surely the baseball gods were smiling that day, because the next batter was Larry Brown, and he was a scrawny, scrappy 23-year-old kid who’d never hit a big league home run. And yet he stepped to the plate and became just the second player in baseball history to connect and give his team four consecutive home runs.”

“Attitudes change once the die is cast,”

“To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.”

“I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball.”