Like all familiar objects, it had become invisible.

I had huge ambition for literature. I don't see the point of doing anything if you don't have ambition for it.

They believed that if a mouse found your hair clippings and built a nest with them you got a headache. If the nest was big enough, you might go mad.

Ordinary professionalism and 20 years' experience can accomplish a lot, but it can't access the hidden places.

We are all historians in our small way.

Language is a finding place, not a hiding place.

History is a string full of knots, the best you can do is admire it, and maybe tie it up a bit more. History is a hammock for swinging and a game for playing.