“History is not the story of heroes entirely. It is often the story of cruelty and injustice and shortsightedness. There are monsters, there is evil, there is betrayal. That's why people should read Shakespeare and Dickens as well as history ~~ they will find the best, the worst, the height of noble attainment and the depths of depravity.” PeopleShouldWellsBookStoriesEvilReadingWorstHeroDepthInjusticeBetrayalNobleMonstersCrueltyHeightAttainmentDepravityDickensBooks And Reading Author:David McCullough
“There are people who are trying to write history for the general reader who can be quite tedious. That said, I do feel in my heart of hearts that if history isn't well written, it isn't going to be read, and if it isn't read it's going to die.” PeopleIfsFeelsWritingTryingWellsHeartSaidDiesWrittenReaderMy HeartTediousWell Written Author:David McCullough
“You have to have wisdom and knowledge as well as virtue to preserve your rights and liberties.” WellsLibertyVirtueRightsPreservesKnowledge And Wisdom Author:David McCullough
“You can't learn to play the piano without playing the piano, you can't learn to write without writing, and, in many ways, you can't learn to think without thinking. Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard.” ThinkingWayWritingWellsHardPlayPiano Author:David McCullough
“I think it is one of the most extraordinary elections, a turning point for our country and for the world. That remarkable young man [Barack Obama] has kept his demeanor, kept his temperament and has shown a power to inspire. I see what energy that he has inspired among the young. Well, it inspires us old goats too.” ThinkingMenWorldWellsCountryYoungEnergyInspireElectionExtraordinaryInspiredOur CountryBarackYoung ManRemarkableTemperamentGoatsTurning PointsDemeanor Author:David McCullough
“I had been writing for about twelve years. I knew pretty well how you could find things out, but I had never been trained in an academic way how to go about the research.” WayWritingYearsWellsResearchAcademicTwelve Author:David McCullough
“To write is to think, and to write well is to think well.” ThinkingWritingWells Author:David McCullough
“Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard.” ThinkingWritingWellsHardPurposeClarity Author:David McCullough
