The boy was weeping openly when Leesha turned back to him. “Just put me back out into the night,” he said, holding up a crippled hand. “I was meant to die a long time ago, and everyone that tries to save me ends up dead.” Leesha took the crippled hand in hers and looked him in the eye. “I'll take my chances,” she said, squeezing. “We survivors have to look out for one another.
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Even if he comes up with nobody on, the majority of times h... BRETT TOMKO It's obvious what kind of difference he can make. Even if he doesn't swing the bat, he steps in the ... BRETT TOMKO I think it's obvious what kind of difference he can make. BRETT TOMKO To have him in there will be huge. Obviously, there's a big difference he can make. Even if he's not... BRETT TOMKO If you pitch six or seven innings and give up two runs, you should win those games. BRETT TOMKO He's been around the game long enough that he should be able to read between the numbers, BRETT TOMKO A guy hits a 3-2 change and takes it to dead centre, you've got to tip your cap. The mistake was the... BRETT TOMKO The players were focused and in control of their game and deserved this result. But we all know we'v... BRETT TAYLOR We came of age and it's now in our hands to win this league. This was a fully committed performance ... BRETT TAYLOR Even if you think a lot of people are applying [for a particular scholarship], a lot of them aren't.... BRETT TAYLOR I'm disappointed with their try because we should have closed out the game. But after a poor first h... BRETT TAYLOR We'll go over something back and forth, back and forth. And we'll come away from the drill feeling g... BRETT TAYLOR Wayne Robertson is probably a couple of weeks away while Rohan Couch joined in a few drills and shou... BRETT TAYLOR I had a couple of tournaments that I threw away. BRETT STEGMAIER I put a little extra pressure on myself after I won as a freshman. But this weekend I drew on that e... BRETT STEGMAIER We played awesome today. You would think that with us shooting 11-under we would have won. BRETT STEGMAIER [The win] feels really good. I won it as a freshman, so it feels good to start and end with a win. BRETT STEGMAIER I played terribly today. I hit (the ball) bad and putted worse. BRETT STEGMAIER I just played terrible today. I don't want to blame it on [the weather], but it certainly doesn't he... BRETT STEGMAIER I used an 8-iron and I went right at it, but I pulled it. That's the way it goes. BRETT STEGMAIER He played great. He deserved it. BRETT STEGMAIER It's pretty satisfying to for the team to win. I'm glad we hung on. BRETT STEGMAIER Once we took the lead, I knew we were winning the game. BRETT SOMMERVILLE I couldn't have scripted it better. That stuff doesn't happen in life, that's movie stuff. BRETT SOMMERVILLE We started focusing on defense, and really working hard in practice. It was a change from the beginn... BRETT SOMMERVILLE It was huge for us to see him out there playing, and second of all for him to be as effective as he ... BRETT SOMMERVILLE You could just tell that their aggression on defense was better and we didn't handle it very well at... BRETT SOMMERVILLE God, did that put a white streak in my mother's hair! I mean, I ran away from home before it was chi... BRETT SOMERS I had to give up martinis - I enjoyed them too much. BRETT SOMERS In fact, people have been very complimentary about my act and very tolerant of my singing ability. BRETT SOMERS I've just learned more about the human body than anyone would ever care to know. BRETT SOMERS Only the old people write me in longhand! BRETT SOMERS