Will Carroll
Will Carroll
Will Carroll is a sportswriter specializing in the coverage of medical issues, including injuries and performance-enhancing drugs. Carroll's "Under the Knife" column appeared on Baseball Prospectus for eight years during his stint there as a senior writer, and he also contributed to the site's radio efforts as well as the Puck Prospectus spin-off site. He is the author of two books on sports-related medical topics. Carroll has no formal medical training...
running writing ideas
A short story is a sprint, a novel is a marathon. Sprinters have seconds to get from here to there and then they are finished. Marathoners have to carefully pace themselves so that they don't run out of energy (or in the case of the novelist-- ideas) because they have so far to run. To mix the metaphor, writing a short story is like having a short intense affair, whereas writing a novel is like a long rich marriage.
running rain rivers
Salzburg... is a mountain town with a rushing river running right through the center, everything in the rain various shades of green and brown.
children selfish rooms
Although our emotions sometimes behave like spoiled, selfish children, unfortunately we cannot send them to their room or tell them to stop screaming.
hands perfume coming-out
Everyone coming out of a perfume store is smelling the back of their hand.
beautiful men world
Even the handsomest men do not have the same momentary effect on the world as a truly beautiful woman does.
mcdonalds eating-alone adults
For an adult, eating alone at McDonald's is admitting a kind of defeat.
cities people earth
Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination.
writing long stories
Writing a short story is like having a short intense affair, whereas writing a novel is like a long rich marriage.
real two people
The first great real intimacy between two people begins when secrets are told.
hands phones people
Why do people always gesture with their hands when they talk on the phone?
fear heart doors
Fear pounds on the door to our heart demanding to be let in. Joy is modest and often comes into our lives like a shy person entering a room; it can take a while to even notice it's there.
falling-in-love optimistic men
Buying a pair of shoes is one of the most optimistic acts I know, next to falling in love. I like nothing better than to see an old man wearing a brand new pair of brogues or cap-toed oxfords, preferably jaunty orange-brown, unscuffed, heels unworn. We want to be here tomorrow, but buying new shoes, like falling in love, says I plan on being here tomorrow.
years two forgiving
Part of life is a quest to find that one essential person who will understand our story. But we choose wrongly so often. Over the ensuing years that person we thought understood us best ends up regarding us with pity, indifference, or active dislike. Those who truly care can be divided into two categories: those who understand us, and those who forgive our worst sins. Rarely do we find someone capable of both.
lost ifs
Yo can always take back the lost parts of yourself if you can find and recognize them.