Here you have an incredibly ambitious, accomplished woman who comes up against some of the same problems that women in power come up against today. Cleopatra plays an oddly pivotal role in world history as well; in her lifetime, Alexandria is the center of the universe, Rome is still a backwater. Stacy Schiff Read Quote
I can’t write a line without music – it provides just the right amount of distraction to keep me focused. Clearly, I still miss the noisy roommates. Stacy Schiff Read Quote
I wouldn’t dare to speculate as to Cleopatra’s falling in love. Her relationships are too convenient for that. Stacy Schiff Read Quote
I have three children, each of whom is having an idyllic childhood, probably because I have been at the office the entire time. Stacy Schiff Read Quote
A woman can never be too rich or too thin, but until very, very recently, she could be too powerful, for which – if she wasn’t smart enough to camouflage herself – she generally paid the price. Stacy Schiff Read Quote
