As a historian, I love every little detail, but whole long passages about wood paneling and journeys on horseback and every stop at every inn had to go out the window. I decided the history in the books should be like spice in a soup - a little went a long way. Like cilantro.
“People sometimes hold themselves back because they want to use racism as an excuse for them not being able to achieve what they want to achieve.”
“Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.”