With any piece of writing, you’re hoping that it will change something, and it seldom does. Ron Chernow Read Quote
Every time I wrote fiction, I was discouraged, and every time I wrote nonfiction, I was encouraged. Ron Chernow Read Quote
Hamilton was young, dashing, and romantic. He lent himself perfectly to be the star of a musical. Ron Chernow Read Quote
In many ways, the North won the Civil War militarily and then lost the peace. You know, a group of writers, included many Confederate generals, began a school of thought called the Lost Cause in which they began to romanticize the Confederacy. Ron Chernow Read Quote
Ultimately, the appraisal of Grant’s presidency rests upon posterity’s view of Reconstruction. Ron Chernow Read Quote
Politics boils down to the stories we tell ourselves. And unfortunately, we tell ourselves different stories. Ron Chernow Read Quote
Unless we know where we’ve been as a country, we don’t know where we are or where we are going. Ron Chernow Read Quote
I just have been so surprised and delighted with what has happened with ‘Hamilton.’ It really has been one of the most enchanting experiences of my life. Ron Chernow Read Quote
When you’re a biographer, you want to explore the very things that your subject didn’t care to talk about. Ron Chernow Read Quote
I never imagined that Hamilton would be turned into a musical, much less a hip-hop musical. I think I can safely say that that’s the last thing I would have expected. Ron Chernow Read Quote
