To some extent, the mainstream’s absence means the Tea Party is the Republican Party. David Remnick Read Quote
I think dealing with the U.S. Senate is very different from dealing with the electorate. David Remnick Read Quote
A.J. Liebling, one of my heroes, used to say that he could write better than anyone who wrote faster, and faster than anyone who could write better. I’m one nine-hundredth as good as Liebling, but that principle may slightly apply. David Remnick Read Quote
Everybody has a cartoon of themselves. Mine is: I write very fast, and I’m ruthlessly efficient with my time. David Remnick Read Quote
I’m interested in Russian language, culture, history… and I lived there, for four years, as a reporter for the Washington Post and have visited many times since. David Remnick Read Quote
Russian is such a tough and complex language that I am happy enough to understand everything and read most things pretty well, but, without constant practice, my speech is not what I wish it was, and I would sooner write in crayon than write a letter in Russian. David Remnick Read Quote