What's wonderful is to read the different translations - some done in 1600 and some in 1900 - of the same passage. It's fascinating to watch the same tale repeated in such a different way by two different centuries. Martin Cruz Smith centuryfascinatepassage share on social
I'm very aware when I'm speaking to the English of how flat my Mid-Atlantic American voice is. Martin Cruz Smith americanatlanticaware Change image and share on social
The government is shutting down the coal industry, they say it's cheaper to draw nuclear power off the French grid and cheaper to buy coal from Colombia. Martin Cruz Smith buycheapcoal Change image and share on social
The fact is that I loved being in England. Martin Cruz Smith englandfactlove Change image and share on social
The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself. Martin Cruz Smith greatrecreatthing Change image and share on social
Then years back, when I moved to California, I happened to see a book about fashions of 19th-century Victorian England, only four pages of which was devoted to the dress of the working class. Martin Cruz Smith 19thbackbook Change image and share on social
Julian Assange is certainly no hero. The man behind WikiLeaks issued threats as if he were Dr. No bent on ending civilization as we know it. We will find him, lock him up, and throw away the key. But give the man credit; for a week the truth was laid bare. Martin Cruz Smith assangebarebend share on social
I'd always been a great fan of George Orwell. Martin Cruz Smith fangeorgegreat Change image and share on social
As a novelist, I tell stories and people give me money. Then financial planners tell me stories and I give them money. Martin Cruz Smith financialgivemoney Change image and share on social
If you take the contempt some Americans have for yuppies and multiply it by 10 you might come close to understanding their attitude towards the City, as they call it - London, the people of the south. Martin Cruz Smith americanattitudecall Change image and share on social
