Without Books I Would Not Have Become

We’re All Good When It Suits Us, He Used To Say: That Doesn’t Count. It’s When You Want So Badly To Do Something Wrong—when You’re About To Make A Fortune From A Dishonest Deal, Or Kiss The Lovely Lips Of Your Neighbor’s Wife, Or Tell A Lie To Get Yourself Out Of Terrible Trouble—that’s When You Need The Rules. Your Integrity Is Like A Sword, He Would Say: You Shouldn’t Wave It Until You’re About To Put It To The Test.

I Like Reading History, And Actually Most Authors Enjoy The Research Part Because It Is, After All, Easier Than Writing.

Nevertheless, The Book Gave Jack A Feeling He Had Never Had Before, That The Past Was Like A Story, In Which One Thing Led To Another, And The World Was Not A Boundless Mystery, But A Finite Thing That Could Be Comprehended.

Hunger Is The Best Seasoning.

You Should First Follow The Plow If You Want To Dance The Harvest Jig.