It wasn’t that I wanted to be a writer; I just didn’t want to be stupid.

I’m nice – friendly, even – but I am a maniac who simply enjoys the fruits of acting normal.

We tell ourselves that we lie to protect others, but the self usually comes out looking damn good in the process.

Most stories about one’s past could fairly and adequately be told in a single sentence, and a short one at that: Everyone did the best they could.

I now inhabit a life I don’t deserve, but we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn’t end any time soon.

When people fear for their futures, they like to gather in a dark room and stare at a screen, holding hands against the gloom.

Personal narrative is not simply opening up a vein and letting the blood flow toward anyone willing to stare. The historical self is created to keep dissonance at bay and render the subject palatable in the present.

Truth is singular and lies are plural, but history – the facts of what happened is both immutable and mostly unknowable.

I love (running), ... I love being outside of the pocket, making plays happen. That's why you get paid. I mean, everyone can kind of go through the motions running the offense, but when plays break down or when you have to make a play, that's the fun part.

In preseason, we used it (a three-step drop) a lot because we wanted the repetitions, but now that the season's beginning, we have to mix it up and do some things down the field,