Money Quote by Stacia Kane

“Why people do that in case it can be predicted like the table of chess, why people are liars and hypocritical?”

— Deyth Banger

“Chess lied to herself every day; it was just something she did, like taking her pills or making sure she had a pen in…

— Stacia Kane

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

— Barry Lyga

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

— Catherynne M. Valente

“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

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

— Ljupka Cvetanova

“...mention chess and most people's eyes glaze over. They think of two old geezers, one of whom has died but no one has noticed,…

— Charles Krauthammer

“The investment world nevertheless has enough liars, cheaters, and thieves to keep Satan's check-in clerks frantically busy for decades to come.”

— Benjamin Graham

Chess is the most elaborate waste of human intelligence outside of an advertising agency.

— Raymond Chandler

“In life, as in chess, it is always better to analyze one's motives and intentions.”

— Vladimir Nabokov

“Why should I bother with made-up games when there are so many real ones going on?”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“But that’s bullshit!” Doug says. “Jesus! Haven’t you guys spent any time at all around people like Comstock? Can’t you recognize bullshit? Don’t you…

— Neal Stephenson