Chess Quote by Walter Tevis

“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

“She strove for poised composure, despite feeling like a powerless pawn in a despicable game of human chess, played for the amusement of those…

— Collette Cameron

“She was frightened because she was realizing – too late, too late – that what's done can't be undone, and what's remembered must somehow…

— Stephen King

“When she moves a chess piece on the board, it isn’t so she can win; it’s to move the game forward. She’s just keeping…

— Danielle Stewart

“So she became impulsive, scared by her inaction into perpetual action [...] She was scared, sure. But more importantly, maybe she'd been scared of…

— John Green

“...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

“She had just started living like a grown-up and she'd never felt more vulnerable, frightened or confused in her life.”

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“It was like trying to make a move at chess when you were already mated.”

— George Orwell

“But she never could keep it straight. All the letters, the acronyms, the codes, the colors, changing like musical chairs, every week, every month.…

— Catherynne M. Valente

“For a minute, the fantasy frightened her, but ultimately, this fear saved her from feeling alone.”

— Stephen Grosz

“[. . .] and in addition to the feeling of being full there was another more terrifying one, as if a hundred appetites were…

— Steven Levenkron

“Every emotion that she’d felt during the journey paled against the fear. It was now as much a part of her as any of…

— Angela Marsons