#chess

Only Uncle Pascha ignored her. He was contemplating his chessboard. She doubted that he'd move his piece today. It had been his turn for only six months. Once, he had gone three years between moves. He preferred a leisurely game. ↗

— Sarah Beth Durst

#funny #funny

Chess is the most intimate game in the world. It's like making love. By the time we finish our first slow game, I will know all his thoughts. ↗

— Eloisa James

#love

My nerves are bad tonight. Yes, bad. Stay with me. Speak to me. Why do you never speak. Speak. What are you thinking of? What thinking? What? I never know what you are thinking. Think. I think we are in rats' alley Where the dead men lost their bones. What is that noise? The wind under the door. What is that noise now? What is the wind doing? Nothing again nothing. Do you know nothing? Do you see nothing? Do you remember nothing? I remember Those are pearls that were his eyes. Are you alive, or not? Is there nothing in your head? ↗

— T. S. Eliot

#men

Most Debunkers spent their money on actual things, rather than just buying anything they could swallow, smoke or snort. Unlike Chess. ↗

— Stacia Kane

#money

People, she was discovering, were like cockroaches: If you allowed one in, more were sure to follow. ↗

— Stacia Kane

#ghost

A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking out their strategy, taking their time between moves. It's more like a game of billiards, with a bunch of balls clustered together. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#between #billiards #bunch #chess #game

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective. ↗

— Alexander Alekhine

#first #first of all #objective #teaches #you

I failed to make the chess team because of my height. ↗

— Woody Allen

#because #chess #failed #height #i

I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level in the United States. Making bigger tournaments, more interesting events. Making it a respectable profession for young people to be able to pursue in the future. ↗

— Maurice Ashley

#ambassador #bigger #bring #chess #events

For us chess players the language of artist is something natural. ↗

— Vladimir Kramnik

#chess #language #natural #players #something