Even eternally free people are enslaved by the process of living.
The British bombing of Caen beginning on D-Day in particular was stupid, counter-productive and above all very close to a war crime.
To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make
If you smash a city when you're trying to capture it, you actually end up providing the perfect terrain for the defenders while blocking the access for your own armoured vehicles.
The great European dream was to diminish militant nationalism. We would all be happy Europeans together. But we are going to see the old monster of militant nationalism being awoken when people realise how little control their politicians have.
I believe passionately in preemptive pessimism, especially before a book comes out. I expect the worst both from reviewers and sales, and then, with any luck, I may be proved wrong.
I feel slightly uneasy at the way historians are consulted as if history is going to repeat itself. It never does.
A good deal is a state of mind.
Cinema’s characteristic forte is its ability to capture and communicate the intimacies of the human mind.
I can't write. I would love to. I don't really have an interest in it, to be honest. I'll leave that to my fiance.
You can work long, hard, or smart, but at Amazon. com you can’t choose two out of three.