When we work with history, to a very great degree we are all guessing. But by using motifs of time and history in a fantasy setting, we are acknowledging that this educated guesswork, invention, fantasy underlie our treatment of the past and its peoples - and we are not claiming a right to do with them as we will.

Even if we remember the past, odds are good we'll still repeat it.

As many have noted, the peril for authors is that our work space is too easily our play space.

I don't plan ahead; each book finds me. History itself, the resonance of the past with the present, is the common denominator in all of them.

It's damn exciting that without the biggest wrestling company in the world, I'm able to build a brand and be successful. It's hard to stay on top of it. I had to hire a staff. It sounds so silly. I had to hire a kid to do social media work for me. It's really cool.

I want to elongate my cricketing career as a consistent player. I have personal goals I would like to achieve someday.

Back in the early days of my political career, I was called Socialist Cindy. I just hate the nickname Cindy.

I think that the path of my career can pass through the United States. I love the style of life here.