When The Founders Wrote About Life, Liberty,

A Nation That Forgets Its Past Can Function No Better Than An Individual With Amnesia.

History Is About Life. It's Awful When The Life Is Squeezed Out Of It And There's No Flavor Left, No Uncertainties, No Horsing Around. It Always Disturbed Me How Many Biographers Never Gave Their Subjects A Chance To Eat. You Can Tell A Lot About People By How They Eat, What They Eat, And What Kind Of Table Manners They Have.

I'm Drawn Particularly To Stories That Evolve Out Of The Character Of The Protagonist.

I Can Fairly Be Called An Amateur Because I Do What I Do, In The Original Sense Of The Word - For Love, Because I Love It. On The Other Hand, I Think That Those Of Us Who Make Our Living Writing History Can Also Be Called True Professionals.

I Think That We Need History As Much As We Need Bread Or Water Or Love.