In Britain and Europe, no event is less forgotten than World War I, or ‘The Great War,’ as it was called until 1939. Michael Korda Read Quote
In my experience, with very few exceptions – I am, as it happens, one of the exceptions – the one thing that most editors don’t want to do is edit. It’s not nearly as conducive to a successful career as having lunch out with important agents or going to meetings where you get noticed. Michael Korda Read Quote
It is hard to celebrate the past in an ecumenical way, or even in a fair-minded one, apparently. The trouble with the past is not just that it’s behind us, it’s that it is not even over yet. Michael Korda Read Quote
It strikes me that people want to be engaged, and that those who go into a bookstore in a time of crisis are much more likely to be looking for explanation than for escapism. Michael Korda Read Quote
In 1918, Germany suffered the ghastly consequences of defeat; France suffered those of victory, the price of which was to divide and embitter French politics and culture and lead to its defeat in 1940. Michael Korda Read Quote
When someone has spent a lifetime trying to survive a death sentence, the last thing you want is your children uncovering what you have been at such pains to conceal. Michael Korda Read Quote
I did meet Sen. Robert Kennedy, and it taught me something about political charisma. Michael Korda Read Quote
When my elders mentioned ‘The War,’ they invariably meant that of 1914-1918, even after 1939, for the Second World War was merely the continuation of the first, ‘an armistice of 20 years,’ as Marshal Foch had accurately predicted at the Versailles Peace Conference, with some changes of side. Michael Korda Read Quote
It’s often said that everybody has a story to tell, and I suppose that’s true, but the problem is that most of them aren’t worth telling. Michael Korda Read Quote
The real fans do not just admire the star of their choice, they identify with him or her, while the star, unlike Joan Crawford, comes to need the fans’ love, admiration, and constant interest. Michael Korda Read Quote
