I think that the worst form of naivete can be extreme cynicism. If you think that nobody comes to Washington to do any good whatsoever, that is almost as bad as being starry-eyed and thinking that they are all here… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share Image
“he’d spent his whole life trying to make God love him—and that this didn’t matter in the slightest. All that mattered was that he… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share
Cell phones, alas, have pretty much ruined train travel, which I used to love. I could read or even sketch notes for what I… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share
My prescription for writer's block is to face the fact that there is no such thing… Writing well is difficult, but one can always… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share
My house in Connecticut is very quiet, and when I'm trying to concentrate, I don't even allow the cat inside my second-floor study. — Thomas Mallon Copy Share
I actually think that 'Bandbox,' by far the silliest of my books, is the best constructed of them. — Thomas Mallon Copy Share
Bobby Kennedy's conduct toward Lyndon Johnson was childish and despicable. As the years went on, he displayed nasty, self-pitying, and messianic qualities that would… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share
The Czech Republic, severed from its old Slovak half, sits in apparent landlocked contentment, inside the European Union but outside the troubled Euro Zone,… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share
One decision I made in writing 'Henry and Clara' was that I would keep Lincoln's appearances and any dialogue by him to an absolute… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share
American secretaries of state have typically been more buttoned up than bon vivant, but John Quincy Adams's diplomatic successes - bigger than anything presidential… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share
I was raised - and still consider myself to be - Catholic, though I'm non-practicing and haven't fulfilled my Easter duty since sometime during… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share
I think that the worst form of naivete can be extreme cynicism. If you think that nobody comes to Washington to do any good… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share
I remember from my academic days, there were people who could never begin writing because they hadn't read every single thing on their subject,… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share
“Daisy loved all parades, especially this one, whose crush of observers, prone to impulsive kisses, made it one more piece of the mistletoe under… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share
Ive always got a novel under way, but if I try to work on it every day, exclusively, I falter. So I always keep… — Thomas Mallon Copy Share
