For years, I’ve felt an obligation to harvest an animal, since all my life I’ve so mindlessly consumed them. But that was from the safety of my desk. Rosecrans Baldwin Read Quote
About guns, about hunting, it’s safe to say I know nothing. The last gun I fired was a musket at Boy Scout camp. Rosecrans Baldwin Read Quote
I can’t picture going to a beach, or anywhere on vacation, without a couple of books as companions. Rosecrans Baldwin Read Quote
I think one of my favorite things about Paris is the ever-present, nonstop beauty of the city. So I would just walk as much as possible. Rosecrans Baldwin Read Quote
In college, my wife did a study abroad in Nairobi, and I did the exact same program in Cape Town. For me, the experience of being in that other culture really set up a longing. When I’m traveling, things seem really sharp. You learn things ten times faster. Rosecrans Baldwin Read Quote
I think the place we love the most is the Parc des Buttes Chaumont. It’s in the 19th arrondissement. It’s where I would go jogging and my wife, Rachel, and I would go for walks. It’s appreciated by Parisians but it’s not really known to tourists. Rosecrans Baldwin Read Quote
Machismo requires Latin blood. I’d say I never experienced machismo up close until I worked in a French office; the typical Wall Street gunner has the soul of a coffee filter in comparison. Rosecrans Baldwin Read Quote
Of course, there’s no reason that Paris should have decent Mexican food. It’s a silly expectation – there’s a Mexican population in Paris, but they’re not exactly traveling there from across the border. Paris also doesn’t do Peruvian all that well, either. Rosecrans Baldwin Read Quote
That’s the thing: once it’s in their hands, it’s not my book anymore, it’s theirs. I have no idea what happens when they start to digest it. So when someone writes me to explain how they read it, what it was like, what they enjoyed, there’s a thrill. Writers who don’t make their email addresses public are missing out on something wonderful. Rosecrans Baldwin Read Quote