(17 quotes found)
“I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you're done for.”
Al Alvarez
“It's going to finish when I fold my hand and go up to the big poker game in the sky.”
“When you make a bet, you're saying something.”
“I could think of worse ways of going than at the poker table.”
“I'm good at reading people.”
“Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it's a kind of risky trade.”
“The fact that we write about it doesn't mean we play better than ordinary players at all.”
“The point is that it looks like gambling because the language of the game is money.”
“Yes, I think poker really isn't gambling.”
“I hate writing.”
