I try to have a mood or a rhythm for a chapter.

I've always felt that no one understands why some books of non-fiction endure and some don't, because there's not much understanding among many non-fiction writers that the narrative is terribly important.

You have to be an extremely good reader to appreciate what a good writer is. There are some people who are completely insensitive to good writing.

Herman Brown was a businessman who wanted value for money spent. His relationships with politicians were measured by that criterion.

The right of a minority is so important in a democracy.

My predictions are notably inaccurate

Among the reasons that you go into journalism, I suppose, are some rather idealistic, even foolish reasons. In my case one of the reasons was I wanted to explain how things really work, how political power really works.