The Dumas memoirs - which I also discovered when I was a kid - had a big impact on me. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes big discover duma
I soon abandoned the question of who Kurban Said or Essad Bey was for the more problematic one - who was Lev Nussimbaum? Tom Reiss abandonbeyessad Change image and share on social
Prisoners around the world have said that reading 'The Count of Monte Cristo' helped them get through their ordeal. That's something to aspire to. Tom Reiss aspirecountcristo Change image and share on social
In the winter of 1940, 'The Atlantic Monthly' invited Peter Viereck, a twenty-three-year-old Harvard graduate who had won the college's top essay and poetry prizes, to write about 'the meaning of young liberalism for the present age.' Tom Reiss ageatlanticcollege share on social
I could be the best looking guy in the Duma, but that's only because all the other guys are over 60. Marat Safin dumaguy Change image and share on social
I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones. Jonathan Tropper 80sactionbad Change image and share on social
After decades spent in rewrite rooms surrounded by other shouting writers, I discovered that I work best alone. I like being in charge of my time, working out the problems according to my own rhythms and being able to nap. That's a big one, the napping on demand! Maria Semple bigchargedecade share on social
