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We live in a world which is changing very fast. What seems contemporary now will be historical in two years.

The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire.

I don't think human beings have changed in 2,000 years.

Any period is fascinating: the more ancient, the better.

Some critics said, 'Hey, why are you writing historical novels?' I say they're not historical, they're contemporary, because people walking around who lived through this, even a little bit, they carry it inside. The contemporary isn't just what you can see now.

The problem of telling contemporary history is that your message gets outdated.

History has repeated itself many times througout the ages.

The years from about eight to twelve constitute a unique period of human life.

As the archaeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its end.

I think every period - except for the 14th century, or something - has some merits.