“I once wrote that Lord Moran, Churchill's doctor, had doctored his dia...” — Nigel Hamilton Quote

“I once wrote that Lord Moran, Churchill's doctor, had doctored his diaries as well as his famous patient. That was true but unfair. Although their authenticity as contemporary, daily accounts is often questionable, the observations are quite wonderful.”

“Biography is, simply, the orphan of academia.”

“In my case, I belong to a group of aspiring and practicing biographers in Boston. We meet once a month for a coupla hours. It's become my lifeline - forgive the pun.”

“The thing about praising beauty is that good looks are an unforgiving task- master, a Forth Bridge of a maintenance job. The passing years present their accounts. Younger models become available.”

“We know what's in our Cheerios and in our retirement accounts because the law requires disclosure.”

“No matter how you cut it, this real debate on personal accounts is about the legitimacy of Social Security; it's not about the solvency of Social Security.”