“I am not a survivor,” says John Lukacs, 94. "I am a crumbling remnant” of the end of the 500-year-long Age of Books Via Dr RL Cope
“Let me confess something.” “Let me summarize.” “Let me give a couple of examples.” Writers don't ask permission. It’s your book, do what you want Cold Reality of Words and Oxygen inside Cold River
“I had no idea that ____ was so interesting!” Canoes, oranges, the Merchant Marine – how doesJohn McPhee get us to care about such subjects? Making up more stories