Book Quote by Jimmy Durante

What I thought we ought to try to do in a book like this is to focus closely on Lincoln, himself, to see what…

— David Herbert Donald

A recommendation to scholars: Write only one book about Lincoln; give it your best shot, and then move on.

— Fred Kaplan

Abraham Lincoln did have intellectual instincts, a tremendous curiosity on a broad range of subjects, and a near-photographic memory for what he read. He…

— Allen C. Guelzo

Words about Lincoln fill a small but ever-growing library.

— Fred Kaplan

“True relaxation was a state of being that had been virtually unknown to him since childhood. The best that could be said of it…

— Alan Dean Foster

“He adored talking about the rich…. But his real wealth was literary. He had read many thousands of books. He said that history was…

— Peter Watson

Abraham Lincoln was not all brooding and melancholy and patient understanding. There was a hard core in him, and plenty of toughness. He could…

— Bruce Catton

Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript, though maybe a…

— David Herbert Donald

Based on what you know about him in history books, what do you think Abraham Lincoln would be doing if he were alive today?…

— David Letterman

“Moreover, Lincoln possessed an uncanny understanding of his shifting moods, a profound self-awareness that enabled him to find constructive ways to alleviate sadness and…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

Whenever you think of Lincoln as a historian, in his own mind, he becomes the Great Emancipator. This is his role in history henceforth.…

— Eric Foner

I'm not a Lincoln expert, rather a biographer who has had the pleasure of reading much of what has been written about him from…

— Fred Kaplan