No Special Writing Rituals. And My Desk

One Of My Favorite Writers Is Michel De Montaigne. My Wife Gave Me A Beautiful 17th-century Edition Of Montaigne's Essays Translated By John Florio. That's Probably My Most Precious Possession.

I Was In Venice Teaching, So I Reread Henry James's "the Wings Of The Dove." I Love James.

The Exercise Of Reason Is Not Available Only To Specialists; It Is Accessible To Everyone.

What I Wanted To Do Was To Get That Sense Of Being In Touch With This Lost World While Holding Onto What Draws Readers And Audiences There In The First Place.

What We Know Is That Shakespeare Wrote Perhaps The Most Remarkable Body Of Passionate Love Poetry In The English Language To A Young Man.