But it struck me that the extreme violence and cruelty of the English Civil War had gone understated.
Simon Schama quote Walking on camera is damn hard. It's a Jewish problem. The rangy stride across the blasted moor is not really a Jewish thing.
Simon Schama quote He was a frustrated theatrical impresario, basically [on his father]
Simon Schama quote My father read Dickens out loud. My mother would say 'We're going to the workhouse'. This to me was real. I was headed for the gruel.
Simon Schama quote I don't really like the autumn. For me it is the beginning of winter and I hate the winter. White, the colour of death.
Simon Schama quote A terrible vanity, really, but as you get older... [on employing a personal trainer]
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