“I think it's quite normal for people to have love affairs.” — Claire Tomalin Quote

“I think it's quite normal for people to have love affairs.”

“I fell in love with Shakespeare when I was 12, and I read the whole works. Yes, I was precocious.”

“Biographers use historians more than historians use biographers, although there can be two-way traffic - e.g., the ever-growing production of biographies of women is helping to change the general picture of the past presented by historians.”

“Stupid is a great force in human affairs.”

“People are not coming into theaters to see movies. Audiences are making up their minds not to see films even before their release. It is a very sorry state of affairs.”

“I'm still hesitant to call myself a journalist. I see myself as a documentary maker who is trusted with hard-hitting current affairs issues.”