I think President Obama has done more than he is given credit for.

As you get older, you sometimes feel that it's harder and harder to get something new and wonderful to come into your life.

I never wanted to do biography just to tell the life of a famous man. I always wanted to use the life of a man to examine political power, because democracy shapes our lives

There's a theory, and I think the theory is right, that in order to make a change you've got to make the whole language of the page harmonious. Well, that's a lot easier with a computer.

The Senate is an unknowing world

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.

There's a feeling about it. You feel almost like a cabinetmaker, laying planks. There's a real feeling when you know you're getting it right. It's a physical feeling.