Short Quotes - Author Al Alvarez Showing 1 - 12 of 12 Add Quote I absolutely don't believe in anything. Full stop. Including luck. Al Alvarez Luck Upvote0 But in a tournament, you can be said in for all your money at any point so you can't make any mistakes so you have to, it's all about where you're sitting at the table. Al Alvarez Money Upvote0 I mean being a writer is like being a psychoanalyst, but you don't get any patients. Al Alvarez Being Upvote0 I mean to say, this is the book and I really loathe it and I can't imagine what a nice Jewish boy like me ever, how I ever got into this dreadful trade. Al Alvarez Trade Upvote0 I hate writing. Al Alvarez Hate Upvote0 I'm good at reading people. Al Alvarez People Upvote0 I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you're done for. Al Alvarez Ego Upvote0 The fact that we write about it doesn't mean we play better than ordinary players at all. Al Alvarez Fact Upvote0 Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it's a kind of risky trade. Al Alvarez Now Upvote0 Yes, I think poker really isn't gambling. Al Alvarez Gambling Upvote0 When you make a bet, you're saying something. Al Alvarez Saying Upvote0 I could think of worse ways of going than at the poker table. Al Alvarez Poker Upvote0