For me, writing is like being taken on a walk by a footnote: It's amazing where you end up. — Ben Schott Amazing Copy Share Image
The web can be a fast trip to the library, giving you immediate access to a government report, or it can filter… — Ben Schott Access Copy Share Image
I spend a lot of time looking at rococo books. And almanacs used to be huge sellers - they were pretty much… — Ben Schott Bizarre Copy Share Image
I follow blogs, particularly all the main political ones - Guido Fawkes, Iain Dale, Coffee House, Paul Waugh, Iain Martin in the… — Ben Schott About Copy Share Image
“I'm a firm believer in thinking inside the box. The first thing I do when approaching a new project is to give… — Ben Schott Copy Share Image
If I'm researching something strange and rococo, I'll go to the London Library or the British Library and look it up in… — Ben Schott Books Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a photographer. While I was at school, I got a lab-monkey holiday job in the darkrooms at… — Ben Schott Always Copy Share Image
Writing 'Schottenfreude' has reinforced the fact that there are few, if any, emotions that have not been experienced, and analyzed, by some… — Ben Schott Any Copy Share Image
I have always loved the fluidity of language - delighting in dialects, dictionaries, slang and neologisms. — Ben Schott Always Copy Share Image
I read the papers online, and something usually piques my curiosity - that will then be the baseline of my research for… — Ben Schott Curiosity Copy Share Image
I have the luxury of getting up quite late, so I hardly ever set an alarm clock. — Ben Schott Alarm Copy Share Image
A great deal of American T.V. viewed on Hulu, which is superb - '30 Rock', for instance, is on very good form. — Ben Schott American Copy Share Image
I'm very fond of an old map of London that used to belong to my father. I'm a big London fan, and… — Ben Schott Astonishing Copy Share Image
The idea that I am cynical because I'm writing the books that I write is a bit like someone saying, 'What, you've… — Ben Schott Album Copy Share Image
The radio's pretty much always on, and I also listen to some American podcasts, such as for 'National Public Radio' and 'Newsweek'. — Ben Schott Also Copy Share Image
