As A Child I Found Railroad Stations

Euphemism Is A Human Device To Conceal The Horrors Of Reality.

The Most Socially Subversive Institution Of Our Time Is The One-parent Family.

I Don't Write Huge Books Any More. I Used To Write 1,000 Printed Pages, But Now I Write Short Books. I Did One On Napoleon, 50,000 Words - Enjoyed Doing That. He Was A Baddie. I Did One On Churchill, Which Was A Bestseller In New York, I'm Glad To Say. 50,000 Words. He Was A Goodie.

Every Good Historian Is Almost By Definition A Revisionist. He Looks At The Accepted View Of A Particular Historic Episode Or Period With A Very Critical Eye.

Nothing Appeals To Intellectuals More Than The Feeling That They Represent 'the People'. Nothing, As A Rule, Is Further From The Truth