My dad talked a good game. [I'm as a] child got only the World Series on the radio.

Yogi Berra, Bill Lee, they were irreverent, poked fun at the stodgy owners and managers.

[I had ] uneventful, though isolated childhood. Good, kind, stable parents.

My main income came from failed movie and TV options.

My intuition told me that it was the grass that was important.Now it glows parrot-green, cool as mint, soft as moss, lying there like a cashmere blanket.

I've played [Scrabble] tournaments for about 20 years. My daughter, Erin, who lives with me, also travels to tournaments. While I'm not a top division player, I've won a number of tournaments.

The Great Gatsby, the finest novel ever written.