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I believe that life is chaotic, a jumble of accidents, ambitions, misconceptions, bold intentions, lazy happenstances, and unintended consequences, yet I also believe that there are connections that illuminate our world, revealing its endless mystery and wonder.

~David Maraniss

Topics: Accidents Also Ambition Believe Bold Chaotic Connections Consequences Endless Illuminate Intentions Lazy Life Misconceptions Mystery Our Our World Revealing Unintended Unintended Consequences Wonder World I Believe I Believe That

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If you start with the mindset that you know nothing, you will learn a lot that nobody knew before.

~David Maraniss

Topics: Before Knew Know Learn Lot Mindset Nobody Nothing Start Will You

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I want my books to last, to stand the test of time, and to do that I focus on the forces that shape the subject - the cultural and sociological geography - to capture them in a way that will explain them no matter what they are doing.

~David Maraniss

Topics: Books Capture Cultural Doing Explain Focus Forces Geography Last Matter Shape Sociological Stand Subject Test Them Time Want Way Will

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I said that I'm only there to write the truth, I'm not going to cover anything up, but I'll put everything in context and get as close to the truth of this person as I can.

~David Maraniss

Topics: Anything Close Context Cover Everything Get Going Only Person Put Said Truth Up Write I Can

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As a journalist for 35 years, and now author for 20, I've learned that there's always more.

~David Maraniss

Topics: Always Author Journalist Learned More Now Years

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I look for two things when I am about to launch into a book. First, there has to be a dramatic arc to the story itself that will carry me, and the reader, from beginning to end. Second, the story has to weave through larger themes that can illuminate the world of the subject.

~David Maraniss

Topics: About Am Arc Beginning Book Carry Dramatic End First Illuminate Itself Larger Launch Look Me Reader Second Story Subject Themes Things Through Two Weave Will World I Am

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I want to write for history, not for the moment.

~David Maraniss

Topics: History Moment Want Write

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I discovered in writing the biography of Bill Clinton that it is actually easier to write a biography of someone who is dead. Although you can't interview them, you have a fuller perspective on their whole life after they're gone and people are more willing to talk about them.

~David Maraniss

Topics: About Actually After Although Bill Bill Clinton Biography Clinton Dead Discovered Easier Fuller Gone Interview Life More People Perspective Someone Talk Them Who Whole Willing Write Writing You

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My basic philosophy is that no human being is a saint.

~David Maraniss

Topics: Basic Being Human Human Being Philosophy Saint

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It's hard to know exactly how people develop the characters they do. There could be people from humble beginnings that turn into jerks. Some characteristics are just part of that special soul of that human being.

~David Maraniss

Topics: Beginnings Being Characteristics Characters Could Develop Exactly Hard How Human Human Being Humble Jerks Just Know Part People Some Soul Special Turn

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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