Now, for this book I had to learn the world of the Senate, which is really for all that’s written about the Senate, an unknowing world and its mores, and the way things work with subcommittees and all. I loved learning about that. Robert Caro Read Quote
Whenever I go to work I wear a jacket and a tie, because I’m inherently quite lazy, and my books take so long to do, and my publishers don’t bug me, so it’s so easy to fool yourself into thinking you’re working harder than you really are. Robert Caro Read Quote
There’s a real feeling when you know you’re getting it right. It’s a physical feeling. Robert Caro Read Quote
You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy. Robert Caro Read Quote
In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the better our choices should be and the better, in theory, our democracy should be. Robert Caro Read Quote
