In politics, reality and appearance are of equal importance. You cannot attend to one and neglect the other. A man must determine both what he is, and what others believe him to be.
When I was a boy, my grandfather taught me the list of kings: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius the Elder, Servius… - Steven Saylor
When I was a boy, my grandfather taught me the list of kings: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius the Elder, Servius…
- Steven Saylor
There is a fine sense of freedom that comes from wandering about a familiar city with no particular destination in mind, with no one to meet, no duti… - Steven Saylor
There is a fine sense of freedom that comes from wandering about a familiar city with no particular destination in mind, with no one to meet, no duti…
Im like the painter with his nose to the canvas, fussing over details. Gazing from a distance, the reader sees the big picture. - Steven Saylor
Im like the painter with his nose to the canvas, fussing over details. Gazing from a distance, the reader sees the big picture.
Some men are one thing on the surface and another underneath. The true poet shows not just the exterior of his subject, but all the contradictions wi… - Steven Saylor
Some men are one thing on the surface and another underneath. The true poet shows not just the exterior of his subject, but all the contradictions wi…
Even the crudest, most derivative novel is an expression of the author's hopes and fears and ideas about good and evil. - Steven Saylor
Even the crudest, most derivative novel is an expression of the author's hopes and fears and ideas about good and evil.
All writing is an act of self-exploration. Even a grocery list says something about you; how much more does a novel say? - Steven Saylor
All writing is an act of self-exploration. Even a grocery list says something about you; how much more does a novel say?
Writing a first novel takes so much effort, with such little promise of result or reward, that it must necessarily be a labour of love bordering on m… - Steven Saylor
Writing a first novel takes so much effort, with such little promise of result or reward, that it must necessarily be a labour of love bordering on m…
We all have a lot of people inside us, yet we get to live only one life. Fiction lets us slip into someone else’s skin, so to speak. That’s why we re… - Steven Saylor
We all have a lot of people inside us, yet we get to live only one life. Fiction lets us slip into someone else’s skin, so to speak. That’s why we re…
Adrienne Mayor's inquiry into the myth--and surprising reality--of Amazon women begins with the fierce Greek huntress Atalanta, but takes us deep int… - Steven Saylor
Adrienne Mayor's inquiry into the myth--and surprising reality--of Amazon women begins with the fierce Greek huntress Atalanta, but takes us deep int…
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