“The head of the hurricane research division, Hugh Willoughby, told me ...” — Erik Larson Quote

“The head of the hurricane research division, Hugh Willoughby, told me that hurricanologists can predict the behavior of storms if those storms behave predictably.”

“Anytime you look at someone in detail, you're putting the camera on that person. What I typically look for is one or two or three really strong characters who will hold the narrative throughout the work.”

“I knew from an online search that the Wisconsin State Historical Society, on the vast University of Wisconsin campus, held the papers of Sigrid Schultz, a spunky correspondent for the 'Chicago Tribune' who became one of Martha Dodd's friends in Berlin.”

“Every fight, honest to say, in this division, at this level, is a toss-up. It's a 50-50 chance.”

“What is remarkable about Joy Division is the way they are bereft of two of the mainstays of most other rock and pop: longing and supplication.”

“Of course, the Kovalev fight could happen because we are in the same division.”