The Cold War was over long before it was officially declared dead.

I can't think of anybody worse to live with.

More particularly, having a largely German-oriented education has made me very responsive to 19th-century German literature.

I used to think it was clever to confuse comedy with tragedy. Now I wish I could distinguish them.

Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.

I had two experiences of criminality: one was my conman father, the other was teaching at Eton

Americans believe that if you know something, you should do something about it.