Quotes By Erik Larson
I was never concretely aware of the extent of anti-Semitism in the United States and in the upper levels of the State Department.
Erik Larson
I'm very perverse. If someone tells me I have to read a book, I'm instantly disinclined to do so.
Erik Larson
Hitler was such an anomalous character - he was so over-the-top chaotic in his approach to statesmanship, his manner and in the violence which overwhelmed the country initially. I think diplomats around the world... felt like something like that simply would not be tolerated by the people of Germany.
Erik Larson
Reading is such a personal thing to me. I'd much rather give someone a gift certificate to a bookstore, and let that person choose his or her own books.
Erik Larson
I don't listen to music when I write, but I do turn on appropriate music when I read portions of my manuscripts back to myself - kind of like adding a soundtrack to help shape mood.
Erik Larson
We, of course, have the power of hindsight in our arsenal, but people living in Berlin in that era didn't. What would that have been like as this darkness fell over Germany?
Erik Larson