71 Quotes by Kevin Powers

I know that the writers I read and admire all have an influence on my work, but trying to determine to what degree any particular piece of input changes the way I think about writing seems counterproductive.

Last year was last year. We're moving forward. We just haven't had a lot of practice time. For our first game I saw a lot of positives. Once we get a few games in we'll be fine. One through 19 we're solid.

Having a healthy Ashley Larkin is going to be a huge boost for us.

We have to have better pressure on the ball and win 50-50 balls. There was no transition, everything was getting jammed in the middle. If we can generate some midfield pressure and get some transition, our forwards know what to do.

I wanted to win the DVC, and we got a lot more than that. Now we're in the sectional final. I really didn't expect to be here, but I knew it was a possibility.

The world makes liars of us all.

The war tried to kill us in the spring. As grass greened the plains of Nineveh and the weather warmed, we patrolled the low-slung hills beyond the cities and towns. We moved over them and through the tall grass on faith, kneading paths into the windswept growth like pioneers. While we slept, the war rubbed its thousand ribs against the ground in prayer.

The details of the world in which we live are always secondary to the fact that we must live in them.

I knew that at least a few of the stars I saw were probably gone already, collapsed into nothing. I felt like I was looking at a lie. But I didn't mind. The world makes liars of us all.