Quotes by Mike Carey

“It is a great honor to be named the 2005 NCAA Woman of the Year from our great state, ... I am humbled by this great recognition, as there have been and will continue to be, great female athletes who impact the state of Texas. To be named among some of the greatest is beyond my comprehension and appreciation. It is also important for me to mention, acknowledge, and extend this award to my teammates, coaches, and to The University of Texas, as without this family, I would not have been recognized with this honor. Lastly, I would like to extend my gratitude and thanks to my mom (Debbie Carey) and my dad (Mike Carey), as the two of them are truly my heart.”

“He bumped me with malice in his heart and he was gone.”

“Our girls were upset after watching Louisville during pre-game. I didnt have to say much to them after that, I knew we were going to ready. They couldnt wait to get out onto the court. I dont think Louisville came in here expecting us to play that well.”

“The crew saw a bobbling pass reception with no control, and while the ball was still loose, it was taken away by the Rams and run for a touchdown,”

“Thats a little early for a team timeout, isnt it?”

“Boy, this is too early for a team timeout,”

“Many ways of taking care of carbon dioxide are being studied, particularly carbon sequestration,”

“Boy, this is too early for a team timeout.”

“The crew saw a bobbling pass reception with no control, and while the ball was still loose, it was taken away by the Rams and run for a touchdown.”

“Connecticut is a great team. Were just short-handed. We had to make it a sloppy game because it was the only way we could play right now. Our girls didnt quit.”

Michael: Theres nothing here to fear.Lucifer: Well, theres always the truth.

But you cant save people from the world.Theres nowhere else to take them

Fear is a serviceable tool, I suppose. Like the stalls in a battery farm. If you want to keep people from their collective strength, make them too afraid of each other to ever meet or talk.

Those heart-hammering nightmares that start to lose coherence even as youre waking up from them, but that still manage to leave their moldering fingerprints all across your day.

You know what its like to *lose* yourself in a story. We have brother and sister *souls*.

Because all the waters of the ocean wont fill a bucket with a hole in it. And thats their fall, and thats their fellowship. Desire. The hole in the bucket: the gulf of yearning into which the soul empties itself.

It was a hot, moist armpit of a night...

If I had a box full of all the evils of the world, Id open it just a little way and push you inside. Then Id close it again for always.

So what I’m getting at is this. Okay, maybe it’s cold in the grave. Maybe you come out of the light and you think, Fuck your mother, this is bad. This is worse than anything I would have guessed. But the trick is to clench your teeth, get a running start and dive.When I hit that other country, from whose bourne no traveller back-pedals, I’m going to be moving fast. I’m gambling that the first ten seconds or so will be the worst.

You know, Im like Avis rent-a-car: Because Im insignificant, I try harder.