Time Quote by Rohinton Mistry

“Jimmy suspected him of wanting to make Grandmaster, not because it meant anything but just because it was there.”

— Margaret Atwood

“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

“Life is more than just chess. Though king dies, life goes on.”

— Toba Beta

“Not only was he the tallest, strongest, most virile, and best built man they had ever seen, but even though they were looking at…

— Gabriel García Márquez

“In that little pocket-size world of his, he was the absolute master.”

— Eileen Chang

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

— Barry Lyga

“Playing the villain was the only thing he’d ever really excelled at.”

— Holly Black

“He was defeated. Competitive him, who'd spent most of his life perfecting the art of winning. He'd been trounced by a woman. Killed with…

— Becky Wade

“He felt oddly powerless, as if his entire life were in the fingers of two faceless players maneuvering pieces in the same patterns on…

— David Eddings

“When all was said, his fate, however ugly it might prove to be, was in his own hands; he was its master.”

— Victor Hugo

“Valkyrie, if there was ever a cradle to be robbed ... Gods, just look at him." ... ... "Face it, Nat, this is one…

— Kresley Cole

“He was a good con man, but not a great con man. He wasn't ruthless enough. He had all the tricks, all the techniques,…

— Jeffrey Ford