"When those of us who are now middle-aged went to high school and to college, what we learned about cancer was complet…"

"And my mother shrieked ... "You can't leave that child here alone!" And, you know, fair enough. And this unmistakable…"

"Shatter her beauteous breast ye may; The Spirit of England none can slay! Dash the bomb on the dome of Paul's, — Deem…"

"Plant genetic resources are seldom 'raw materials'; they are the expression of the current wisdom of farmers who have…"

"There’s a part of me in every I write, whether it’s male or female, because everything has to go through me. Everythi…"

"Success did come to me later, but that was okay, I could feel myself getting better with each story or book. Age does…"

"I’ve always been fascinated with this sense that every single person walking down the street has a whole story. It’s …"

"My great-grandmother would talk about her uncles who served in the Maine Regiment during the Civil War, my great-gran…"

"The past contains many answers, but until we ask the right questions their meaning eludes us."

"...All historians are nonfiction writers, whether we know it or not."