Jealous, O’Shea?" "Actually… I am.
Literature simply becomes richer after you've been fired, rejected, stranded, or had to change a few midnight diapers.
Writing is the only art form where a good number of the artists make a slice of their living criticizing one another in print, in public.
Reading was a joy, a desperately needed escape -- I didn't read to learn, I was reading to read.
I write for the same reason I read: because it's all there is for me.
My guess is that Trump will begin withdrawing troops from Europe at a slow pace. He will demand a renovation of the Iran Accord and get nowhere with this. There might be more US sanctions on Iran. However, the Iranians will not compromise with Trump, and barring a naval confrontation in the Persian Gulf, it will be US businesses that will suffer and Trump's frustration level that will go up.
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
The men who made the war were profuse in their praises of the man who kicked the P. M. out of his office and now degrades by his disloyal, dishonest and lying presence the greatest office in the State.
When the enemy advances, withdraw; when he stops, harass; when he tires, strike; when he retreats, pursue.