"My own particular feline companion answers, or rather doesn't answer, to Cinnamon. One of my kids mu..." — Michael Dirda

I didn't work for any newspapers in college, never worked for any newspaper before 'The Washington Post'.

Adventurous reading allows one to escape a little from the provincialities of one's home culture and the blinders of one's narrow self.

I once read that there are more biographical works about Napoleon Bonaparte than any other man in history.

I'm an appreciator. I love all kinds of books, and I want others to love them, too.