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The idea that I am cynical because I'm writing the books that I write is a bit like someone saying, 'What, you've done a second album? Oh, I see, cashing in on your first album, are you?' But I'm a musician! It's sort of what I do.

~Ben Schott

Topics: Album Am Because Bit Books Cynical Done First Idea Like Musician Oh Saying Second See Someone Sort Write Writing You Your I Am I See I Write

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I have the luxury of getting up quite late, so I hardly ever set an alarm clock.

~Ben Schott

Topics: Alarm Clock Ever Getting Hardly Late Luxury Quite Set Up

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I read the papers online, and something usually piques my curiosity - that will then be the baseline of my research for the day.

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Topics: Curiosity Day For The Day Online Papers Read Research Something Then Will

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If I'm researching something strange and rococo, I'll go to the London Library or the British Library and look it up in books.

~Ben Schott

Topics: Books British Go Library London Look Researching Something Strange Up

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I'm very fond of an old map of London that used to belong to my father. I'm a big London fan, and the evolution of the city is astonishing, when you look back to Pepys and how small it was - everyone knew each other.

~Ben Schott

Topics: Astonishing Back Belong Big City Each Everyone Evolution Fan Father Fond How Knew London Look Map Old Other Small Used Very You

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I spend a lot of time looking at rococo books. And almanacs used to be huge sellers - they were pretty much part of the fabric of life. I thought, this is bizarre, I'd love to buy a book like this, and there isn't one. So I thought, all right then, this could be fun. I'll write an almanac.

~Ben Schott

Topics: Bizarre Book Books Buy Could Fabric Fun Huge Life Like Looking Lot Love Much Part Pretty Right Sellers Spend Then Thought Time Used Were Write

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Writer

Born: May 26th, 1974

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