I think there has been a great deal of valuable revisionism in women's history.
I can't read historical fiction because I find the real thing so much more interesting.
My mother was a politician in my formative years.
My mother, who was quite sharp when I was young, became utterly mild.
If I write that it was a cold day, you can be sure I know it was a cold day because Pepys told us.
As long as you persecute people, you will actually throw up terrorism.