Author: David McCullough

Quotes

I'm very aware how many distractions the reader has in life today, how many good reasons there are to put the book down.

I'm very aware how many distractions the reader has in life today, how many good reasons there are to put the book down.

- David McCullough

You can't be a full participant in our democracy if you don't know our history.

You can't be a full participant in our democracy if you don't know our history.

- David McCullough

I work very hard on the writing, writing and rewriting and trying to weed out the lumber.

I work very hard on the writing, writing and rewriting and trying to weed out the lumber.

- David McCullough

When I began, I thought that the way one should work was to do all the research and then write the book.

When I began, I thought that the way one should work was to do all the research and then write the book.

- David McCullough

Real success is finding you lifework in the work that you love.

Real success is finding you lifework in the work that you love.

- David McCullough

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.

- David McCullough

I love Dickens. I love the way he sets a scene.

I love Dickens. I love the way he sets a scene.

- David McCullough

The title always comes last. What I really work hard on is the beginning. Where do you begin? In what tone do you begin? I almost have to have a scene in my mind.

The title always comes last. What I really work hard on is the beginning. Where do you begin? In what tone do you begin? I almost have to have a scene in my mind.

- David McCullough

May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.

May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.

- David McCullough

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