Understanding basketball through literary quotes. Or something like that.
Maintained by Evan Dunlap of the Orlando Magic blog Orlando Pinstriped Post.
Evan's personal Tumblr: Which Is More Than I Can Say About Some People.
Inspired by Slaugherhouse 90210, which does the same thing, only with television.
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He was a very serious, very earnest and very conscientious dope.
- Joseph Heller, Catch-22
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“No, this town seems to have affected you like television on Americans. It’s turned you into a side order of sauerkraut.”
- Marisha Pessl, Special Topics in Calamity Physics
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We teased, poked, prodded, sulked, conspired, and competed. We wanted to be the best, we wanted to be different, but at the same time, correct.
- Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential
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Oh, don’t be silly - EVERYONE wants this. Everyone wants to be us.
- Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
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To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav’n.
- John Milton, Paradise Lost
Submission from Lit And Basketball reader Keaton Lora