All Al Alvarez Quotes
I mean to say, this is the book and I really loathe it and I can't imagine what a nice Jewish boy like me ever, how I ever got into this dreadful trade.
Al Alvarez
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The fact that we write about it doesn't mean we play better than ordinary players at all.
Al Alvarez
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I absolutely don't believe in anything. Full stop. Including luck.
Al Alvarez
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Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it's a kind of risky trade.
Al Alvarez
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I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you're done for.
Al Alvarez
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I mean being a writer is like being a psychoanalyst, but you don't get any patients.
Al Alvarez
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But in a tournament, you can be said in for all your money at any point so you can't make any mistakes so you have to, it's all about where you're sitting at the table.
Al Alvarez
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I could think of worse ways of going than at the poker table.
Al Alvarez
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