What’s wonderful is to read the different translations – some done in 1600 and some in 1900 – of the same passage. It’s fascinating to watch the same tale repeated in such a different way by two different centuries. Martin Cruz Smith Read Quote
I’ve got a book of poetry by the bed, one of these big collections that goes back to the Greeks and Romans. Martin Cruz Smith Read Quote
I have another Russian idea, too, with a place and a period, so I guess I have enough to keep me busy for quite some time, especially considering that I’m such a slow writer. Martin Cruz Smith Read Quote
The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself. Martin Cruz Smith Read Quote
I’m very aware when I’m speaking to the English of how flat my Mid-Atlantic American voice is. Martin Cruz Smith Read Quote
Most people – and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all – are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right. Martin Cruz Smith Read Quote
I’ve always been struck by how unsuspicious people are in general, if you tell them what you’re about. Martin Cruz Smith Read Quote
The government is shutting down the coal industry, they say it’s cheaper to draw nuclear power off the French grid and cheaper to buy coal from Colombia. Martin Cruz Smith Read Quote
