“I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm ...” — Doris Kearns Goodwin Quote

“I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the people they love and the people they've lost... I don't want to limit it to what they did in the office, but what happens at home and in their interactions with other people.”

“The only protection as a historian is to institute a process of research and writing that minimizes the possibility of error. And that I have tried to do, aided by modern technology, which enables me, having long since moved beyond longhand, to use a computer for both organizing and taking notes.”

“It was the closest to purgatory that I've ever experienced while I've been living.”

“I think you can laugh the hardest when you get closest to something real.”

“Grissom is pretty asexual. He's not that interested in anything other than work - except for Lady Heather. She's the closest to getting his heart of anyone.”