The writer's object should be to hold the reader's attention. I want the reader to turn the page and keep on turning until the end. This is accomplished only when the narrative moves steadily ahead, not when it comes to a weary standstill, overloaded with every item uncovered in the research.

Barbara W. Tuchman

Tag: writing history nonfiction



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Books are the carriers of civilization...They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print.

Barbara W. Tuchman


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The reality of a question is inevitably more complicated than we would like to suppose.

Barbara W. Tuchman

Tag: history



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In individuals as in nations, contentment is silent, which tends to unbalance the historical record.

Barbara W. Tuchman

Tag: contentment historical-record



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