Quotes by Al Alvarez
I hate writing.
I could think of worse ways of going than at the poker table.
The fact that we write about it doesn't mean we play better than ordinary players at all.
I'm good at reading people.
I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you're done for.
I absolutely don't believe in anything. Full stop. Including luck.
When you make a bet, you're saying something.
Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it's a kind of risky trade.
I mean being a writer is like being a psychoanalyst, but you don't get any patients.
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.
Yes, I think poker really isn't gambling.
