“Writing about Jerusalem was very stressful; every word counts.” — Simon Sebag Montefiore Quote

“Writing about Jerusalem was very stressful; every word counts.”

“As a teenager, I had a weakness for freedom fighters. When Mugabe came to London to negotiate independence, I vanished from home to stand outside his hotel. I was very disappointed that he looked like a dorky teacher.”

“The Soviet Union was designed for Muscovite rule, not for division into independent republics. Yet the latter is exactly what happened in 1991 - and the Kremlin has never accepted it.”