Loving Walter Tevis at the moment. Some
Loving Walter Tevis at the moment. Some bits of The Man Who Fell To Earth, The Hustler and The Queen's Gambit have taken my breath away. Like this bit from The Hustler:
' "And winning; that can be heavy on your back, too, like a monkey. You drop that load too when you find yourself an excuse."
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And Bert seemed to relax, knowing he had scored, had pushed his way through Eddie’s consciousness and through his defenses, although Eddie still only partly understood all of what Bert had said, and was already prepared to rationalize the truth out of what he did understand. But Bert had suddenly quit pushing, and seemed now to be merely relaxing with his drink. "That’s your problem," he said.'
Longer quote here: whereswaldon.com/pool_blog/?p=115
I realise now that I read one of his science fiction stories a long time ago. Now out of copyright you can read "The Big Bounce" here: www.gutenberg.org/files/23153/23153-h/23153-h.htm
' "And winning; that can be heavy on your back, too, like a monkey. You drop that load too when you find yourself an excuse."
...
And Bert seemed to relax, knowing he had scored, had pushed his way through Eddie’s consciousness and through his defenses, although Eddie still only partly understood all of what Bert had said, and was already prepared to rationalize the truth out of what he did understand. But Bert had suddenly quit pushing, and seemed now to be merely relaxing with his drink. "That’s your problem," he said.'
Longer quote here: whereswaldon.com/pool_blog/?p=115
I realise now that I read one of his science fiction stories a long time ago. Now out of copyright you can read "The Big Bounce" here: www.gutenberg.org/files/23153/23153-h/23153-h.htm
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