“It was strange the way he loved her: a sidelong and almost casual love, as if loving her were simply a matter… — Chad Harbach Eye to eye Copy Share Image
He already knew he could coach. All you had to do was look at each of your players and ask yourself: What… — Chad Harbach Ask yourself Copy Share Image
“But baseball was different. Schwartz thought of it as Homeric - not a scrum but a series of isolated contests. Batter versus… — Chad Harbach Baseball Copy Share Image
“Owen," Henry said excitedly, "I think Coach wants you to hit for Meccini." Owen closed The Voyage of the Beagle , on… — Chad Harbach Baseball Copy Share Image
... people loved to suffer, as long as the suffering made sense. Everybody suffered. The key was to choose the form of… — Chad Harbach Form Copy Share Image
“And as the end arrived and his breath left him he couldn’t remember or imagine ever having cared.” — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
I think the MFA programs have had a real effect on the state of American fiction, but I don't think it's a… — Chad Harbach Book Copy Share Image
My favorite sports novel is End Zone by Delillo. It's such a great looking book too, the black cover with the football… — Chad Harbach Ball player Copy Share Image
Every dude in your high school wasn't striving to be the best poet because then he'd get all the girls, right? But… — Chad Harbach Because Copy Share Image
“There’s so much standing around,’ Owen said when Henry asked him what he liked about the game. ‘And pockets in the uniforms.” — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
“What would he say to her, if he was going to speak truly? He didn't know. Talking was like throwing a baseball.… — Chad Harbach Love and sex Copy Share Image
“Opentoe College had some sort of evangelical mission that involved perpetual kindness and hopelessly outdated uniforms. The Harpooners hated them for it.… — Chad Harbach Goals Copy Share Image
American history and the history of baseball are bound up together: our racial politics can be described and traced through it. — Chad Harbach American Copy Share Image
It is no fun at all to have been writing a book for seven or so years, especially when you've never published… — Chad Harbach Book Copy Share Image
“Locker rooms, in Schwartz's experience, were always underground, like bunkers and bomb shelters. This was less a structural necessity than a symbolic… — Chad Harbach Locker room Copy Share Image
When I write for 'n+1,' I begin by doing a lot of reading, to try to convince myself I'm not stupid. Then… — Chad Harbach Argument Copy Share Image
Poetry might be more about the eternal verities, the essence of the human soul, and - although it's reductive to say so… — Chad Harbach Day to day Copy Share Image
Another older writer that had a huge influence on me is Chekhov. More contemporarily, it's hard to say. — Chad Harbach Chekhov Copy Share Image
“I'm a staunch monogamist. In practice, if not in theory. I can't help it. Do I acknowledge the oppressive, regressive nature of… — Chad Harbach Believe in love Copy Share Image
If you're part of any kind of writerly community, some of those people will have gone through MFA programs, and their thinking… — Chad Harbach Book Copy Share Image
“A moment would come, and then another, and then another. These moments would be his life.” — Chad Harbach Life Copy Share Image
“In his life he'd passed through long periods of gratefulness and good cheer, but he'd scarcely even imagined this level of thorough… — Chad Harbach Happiness Copy Share Image
“He already knew he could coach. All you had to do was look at each of your players and ask yourself: What… — Chad Harbach Ask yourself Copy Share Image
It's very hard right now to be a pro sports fan. The economics of this stuff is abysmal. — Chad Harbach Economics Copy Share Image
