Isaac McIntyre

“More books have been written with Napoleon in the title than there have been days since his death in 1821.”
― Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life

“All of a sudden, The Wire became that show where there was a hierarchy. If you say you like The Wire, that means you like reading books. That means you give a fuck about the human race.”
― Jonathan Abrams, All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire

“I was thinking, "So, I’m Emperor, am I? What nonsense! But at least I'll be able to make people read my books now.”
― Robert Graves, I, Claudius

“Pompey contented himself with repulsing the attack and made no attempt to assault Caesar's line. This was widely felt to have been a mistake... and Caesar declared that the enemy 'would have won today, if only they were commanded by a winner.”
― Adrian Goldsworthy, Caesar: Life of a Colossus