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The idea that I am cynical because I'm writing the books that I write is a bit like someone saying, 'What, you've done a second album? Oh, I see, cashing in on your first album, are you?' But I'm a musician! It's sort of what I do.

From Ben Schott

I have the luxury of getting up quite late, so I hardly ever set an alarm clock.

From Ben Schott

I read the papers online, and something usually piques my curiosity - that will then be the baseline of my research for the day.

From Ben Schott

If I'm researching something strange and rococo, I'll go to the London Library or the British Library and look it up in books.

From Ben Schott

I'm very fond of an old map of London that used to belong to my father. I'm a big London fan, and the evolution of the city is astonishing, when you look back to Pepys and how small it was - everyone knew each other.

From Ben Schott

I spend a lot of time looking at rococo books. And almanacs used to be huge sellers - they were pretty much part of the fabric of life. I thought, this is bizarre, I'd love to buy a book like this, and there isn't one. So I thought, all right then, this could be fun. I'll write an almanac.

From Ben Schott

Ben Schott

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