Living in a small town Quote by Peter Hessler

“Like they say, the game is chess, it damn sure ain't checkers. Every move I make is so that I can conquer and destroy.”

— Wahida Clark

“It was like playing checkers, only to learn that your opponent was playing chess all along.”

— Barry Lyga

“I don't know how to play chess, but to me, life is like a game of chess.”

— Thierry Guetta

“I'm playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers, that's why I always lose”

— Josh Stern

“To many people chess is an extreme sport. It requires a lot of thinking.”

— Ljupka Cvetanova

“The reason I like the game chess is because each move has countless repercussions, but you're in charge of them. And it's your ability…

— Bono

“I’ve always found chess to be a bit too much like real life to provide much enjoyment as a game.”

— Catherynne M. Valente

“Deal me in. If they want to play checkers, we’ll play chess. Fuck them.”

— Dick Lehr

“Give me a good game-day party on Sunday afternoon and I’ll show up, but knowing the intricate details about what was happening on the…

— Gilbert Klein

“We are men who find chess fascinating. Did you expect our lives to be secretly interesting?”

— Noah Boyd

“The game of chess is like the game of life. You move, then wait patiently until the other person moves…mgc”

— Michael Gray Calvert

“The world is one unending chess match, my dear, and I am the one playing it how I please. I poke and prod to…

— J.S. Bailey