David McCullough

I often think of that when I hear people say that they haven’t time to read.

David McCullough

I think instead of opposing systematically any administration, running down their characters and opposing all their measures, right or wrong, we ought to support every administration as far as we can in justice.

David McCullough

I think it’s best to pick a biographical subject who lives to a ripe old age. Older people tend to relax and speak their minds. They’re dropping some of the masks that they’ve been wearing. There’s a candor.

David McCullough

I think that we need history as much as we need bread or water or love.

David McCullough

I work very hard on the writing, writing and rewriting and trying to weed out the lumber.

David McCullough

I would pay to do what I do if I had to.

David McCullough

I write on the typewriter. I like it because I like the feeling of making something with my hands. I like pressing the key and a letter comes up and is printed on a piece of paper. I can understand that.

David McCullough

I’m drawn particularly to stories that evolve out of the character of the protagonist.

David McCullough

I’m very aware how many distractions the reader has in life today, how many good reasons there are to put the book down.

David McCullough

I’ve always been dissatisfied, I know that. But lately I find that I reek of discontentment. It fills my throat, and it floods my brain. And sometimes I fear there is no longer a dream, but only the discontentment.

David McCullough