“I'm really not a journalist, and I don't do a ton of newsy pieces. Occ...” — Daniel Mallory Ortberg Quote

“I'm really not a journalist, and I don't do a ton of newsy pieces. Occasionally I'll write about something that's going on recently, but I really don't do a ton of stuff that's tied to current events.”

“My history teacher could make us feel like he was imparting rare gossip to us when he was talking about Maria Theresa and the Habsburgs. I just loved that sense of - the Western canon is here, and it's gossipy and tawdry, and everyone is sort of goofy.”

“A good scientist can understand the current state of a field, pick interesting questions where a success will actually lead to useful new knowledge, and push that field further through their work.”

“I don't deny that I study everything. Stuff from the 70s, 80s, 90s, current I watch it all.”

“My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals.”