A Combination Of All That Was Best

As A Southerner I Would Have To Say That One Of The Main Importances Of The War Is That Southerners Have A Sense Of Defeat Which None Of The Rest Of The Country Has.

And I'm A Slow Writer: Five, Six Hundred Words Is A Good Day. That's The Reason It Took Me 20 Years To Write Those Million And A Half Words Of The Civil War.

If You Want To Study Writing, Read Dickens

Getting Close To Books, And Spending Time By Myself, I Was Obliged To Think About Things I Would Never Have Thought About If I Was Busy Romping Around With A Brother And Sister.

People Make A Grievous Error Thinking That A List Of Facts Is The Truth. Facts Are Just The Bare Bones Out Of Which Truth Is Made.