Author: Stacy Schiff

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By the time Florence Nightingale got her neurotic hands on Cleopatra, she had been mangled beyond recognition by both history and literature.

By the time Florence Nightingale got her neurotic hands on Cleopatra, she had been mangled beyond recognition by both history and literature.

- Stacy Schiff

I wouldn't dare to speculate as to Cleopatra's falling in love. Her relationships are too convenient for that.

I wouldn't dare to speculate as to Cleopatra's falling in love. Her relationships are too convenient for that.

- Stacy Schiff

For thousands of years, men have written history, so it seems to me that most of what we've read is from the male point of view.

For thousands of years, men have written history, so it seems to me that most of what we've read is from the male point of view.

- Stacy Schiff

I can't write a line without music - it provides just the right amount of distraction to keep me focused. Clearly, I still miss the noisy roommates.

I can't write a line without music - it provides just the right amount of distraction to keep me focused. Clearly, I still miss the noisy roommates.

- Stacy Schiff

I have three children, each of whom is having an idyllic childhood, probably because I have been at the office the entire time.

I have three children, each of whom is having an idyllic childhood, probably because I have been at the office the entire time.

- Stacy Schiff

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