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From Quotes by Antony Beevor
- The vital thing for me is to integrate the history from above with the history from below because only in that way can you show…
- Restorers of paintings and pottery follow a code of conduct in their work to distinguish the original material from what they are adding later.
- I read round the subject, I make a skeleton outline, and then I start work in the relevant archives. During the marshaling of the material,…
- I believe passionately in preemptive pessimism, especially before a book comes out. I expect the worst both from reviewers and sales, and then, with any…
- I used to write in a room overlooking the valley from where I could see too much, whether checking the sheep and alpacas or seeing…
- I expect the worst both from reviewers and sales and then, with any luck, I may be proved wrong.
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