“Write about daily life as you would write history.”

“If cats could write history, their history would be mostly about cats.”

“Ever hear the expression "write what you know?" My version says "write what you want to know." If you want to know about the history of Spain, write about the history of Spain - fiction or nonfiction. If your fascinated by the old west, maybe your character lives there.”

“History is the nothing people write about a nothing.”

“Why would you keep quiet and allow history to write itself when there is something you can do to rewrite history.”

“Write in pictures. With your words, let the reader see not letters, but images. Be specific about every detail, but don't describe it--make it happen on the page, if you were writing fiction, or make it happen over again, if you were writing about history or some recent event.”