So much of 'Fight Club' was a rant against fathers.

To be honest, I hate silence.

I come from generations of farmers.

'At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom' by Amy Hempel showed me the lean quality of prose.

I never think I'm making fun of my culture. In fact I'm making fun of myself, because I catch myself doing some very stupid things.

Most novels, I find, are three times longer than they need to be. Very little happens, and I don't want to waste my time with them.

A short story is something that you can hold in your mind. You can really analyze how the entire thing works, like a machine.

This is a great win for us with all the adversity.

Great kid. He could care less about that stuff.

Herb is a great coach. He's so smart and intelligent. Our league is a great league. It's getting tougher and tougher. Herb just made it tougher.

I'm kidding . These guys are great shooters.

I'm really proud of Ryan. He did a great job again today. Here is a kid who has worked so hard to get it to where he's at right now. He's a factor.

Their defense was terrific. They did a great job defensively. We got sped up. We got a little hurried. We had opportunities to actually come into the paint and stop, but we were moving too fast.

Arizona's an outstanding team. I have the utmost respect for coach (Lute) Olson. He's one of the great coaches of all time.

There's things that happened in Oakland that I would assume could be magnified at the Final Four. Both guys were great at talking about the little things.

They did a great job defensively. We got sped up.

It was a great win. I'm excited for our team. In the first half we forced 13 turnovers. Our defense was so active. It was misleading. Arizona shot 58 percent. It's astounding they can shoot 58 percent and lose. Usually, you win when you shoot a percentage like that.

It was a great second half. I can't wait to watch that again. We came out and played with passion.

It's been great to still have the success that we've had. It's a testament to our players. Everybody has had the opportunity to step up when called upon. These guys really like each other and they play as a team. That's what's fun.

It's really exciting to watch how he's developed. He's very, very athletic. He takes great pride in being so bright out there and knowing everything he's supposed to do.

They're obviously a great shooting team. Any time you shoot 39 percent on the year from three as a team, that's outstanding.

They take great pride in representing. But they have more pride than anything in playing for each other.

Florida has a great offensive team. It really is going to be a big challenge for us to be able to try to defend such skilled players and good passers. Everybody can shoot it.

This was just a great gut-check win for our program. We beat an NCAA tournament team tonight, and to come out in this type of environment and play so well is a testament to our guys.