It took years of wear and tear before idealism crumbled like so much bric-a-brac.

- James Siegel

Are there rules about betting on baseball games? Yeah--you have to stay away from the Padres.

- James Siegel

Imagination might be scarier than reality ... but not by much.

- James Siegel

Belief was immune to logic; it operated by its own laws.

- James Siegel