"I'm good at reading people."

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"What had begun as a movement to free all black people from racist oppression became a movement with its primary goal the establishment of black male patriarchy."

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"I don't want my books to exclude anyone, but if they have to, then I would rather they excluded the people who feel they are too smart for them!"

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Trade

"I absolutely don't believe in anything. Full stop. Including luck."

Luck

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Now

"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."

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Ego

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"I hate writing."

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"The fact that we write about it doesn't mean we play better than ordinary players at all."

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