I Wrote A Novel About

I Do Believe That Enduring Geological Features Are Important, Though I Don't Think I Can Be Clear About Exactly Why.

In The Early Days, Computers Inspired Widespread Awe And The Popular Press Dubbed Them Giant Brains. In Fact, The Computer's Power Resembled That Of A Bulldozer; It Did Not Harness Subtlety, Though Subtlety Went Into Its Design.

Things Were Here Before You And Will Be Here After You're Gone. The Geographic Features, Especially, Give You A Sense Of Your Own Place In The World And In Time

Continuity Is One Of The Things I Like About New England.

I Am Grateful To Stacy Schiff First Of All Because She Can Write A Sentence-because She Offers Us Her Scholarship With Wit, Clarity, And Grace. Once Again, She Has Done What Only The Best Writers Can Do: She Has Made The World New, Again.