“After closely examining my conscience, I venture to state that in my h...” — Lion Feuchtwanger Quote

“After closely examining my conscience, I venture to state that in my historical novels I intended the content to be just as modern and up-to-date as in the contemporary ones.”

“There's only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, but there's no road leading from the ridiculous to the sublime.”

“Both the historian and the novelist view history as the struggle of a tiny minority, able and determined to make judgments, which is up against a vast and densely packed majority of the blind, who are led by their instincts and unable to think for themselves.”

“As far as the political landscape in our state, I think that what we continue to see is that Tennessean voters are more independent and more conservative, and they are watching issues very closely; they are watching votes very closely.”

“I love Jon Hamm. I'm so lucky to get to work with him and work so closely with him.”

“But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest.”