I Often Think Of That

However Little Television You Watch, Watch Less.

To Hold The Reader's Attention, You Have To Bring The Person Who's Reading The Book Inside The Experience Of The Time: What Was It Like To Have Been Alive Then? What Were These People Like As Human Beings?

My Shorthand Answer Is That I Try To Write The Kind Of Book That I Would Like To Read. If I Can Make It Clear And Interesting And Compelling To Me, Then I Hope Maybe It Will Be For The Reader.

Never Assume That People In Positions Of Responsibility Are Behaving Responsibly.

The Most Interesting People Are Never Perfect.