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"I was so incensed that I was oblivious to all as I ran over broken glass, holding a five-foot weightlifting bar. The glass tore the soles of my feet as I chased the gang's car up the street. I remember breathing heavily as I cursed failing to catch my enemies."

"We have escapist fiction, so why not escapist biography?"

"I've always said, since I got to know him and wrote about him, that he's the generation he least appeals to is his own and I think in many ways he was born middle-aged and that's become apparent in recent years."

"I am a huge admirer of Elizabeth I, and this intriguing biography gives a wonderful picture of the era."

"Discretion is not the better part of biography."

"Perfect objectivity is always impossible, no matter who writes a person's biography."
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"People have been killing because of racial differences since the time of Adam and Eve, but in this country racism has been primarily aimed at African Americans."

"That seemed to be the case with most of the teams based in the smaller towns - the fans were more rabid, and they wanted to literally kill the opposition."

"Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures."

"The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all."

"Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful in anything that you put your mind to."
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