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Erik Larson Quotes

Whenever I finish a book, I start with a blank slate and never have ideas lined up Picture Quote #1

Place has always been important to me, and one thing today’s Chicago exudes, as it did in 1893, is a sense of place. I fell in love with the city, the people I encountered, and above all the lake and its moods, which shift so readily from season to season, day to day, even hour to hour Picture Quote #1

Time lost can never be recovered... and this should be written in flaming letters everywhere Picture Quote #1

For now, the tension was subtle, a vibration, like the inaudible cry of overstressed steel Picture Quote #1

I like all kinds of music, though I tend to prefer jazz and classics Picture Quote #1

I pride myself on having a journalistic remove Picture Quote #1

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His weakness was his belief that evil had boundaries Picture Quote #1

Great murderers, like great men in other walks of activity, have blue eyes Picture Quote #1

Chicago has disappointed her enemies and astonished the world Picture Quote #1

Leaves hung in the stillness like hands of the newly dead Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

They tasted a new snack called Cracker Jack and a new breakfast food called Shredded Wheat Picture Quote #1

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This is the story of Isaac and his time in America, the last turning of the centuries, when the hubris of men led them to believe they could disregard even nature itself Picture Quote #1

One portion of the lakefront, named Burnham Park in his honor, contains Soldier Field and the Field Museum, which he designed Picture Quote #1

No system which implies control by privilege seekers has ever ended in any other way than collapse Picture Quote #1

There began to appear before my romantic eyes... a vast and complicated network of espionage, terror, sadism and hate, from which no one, official or private, could escape Picture Quote #1

... why some men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture of sorrow Picture Quote #1

As the light began to fade, the architects lit the library's gas jets, which hissed like mildly perturbed cats Picture Quote #1

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At one point during the Holmes investigation Chicago's chief of police told a Tribune reporter he'd just as soon have a squad of reporters under his command as detectives Picture Quote #1

The club also had the custom of sending robed members to kidnap visiting celebrities and steal them away in a black coach with covered windows, all without saying a word Picture Quote #1

As I look back on those days, most people in Chicago felt that way. Chicago was host to the world at that time and we were part of it all Picture Quote #1

The bureau had long banned the use of the word tornado because it induced panic, and panic brought criticism, something the bureau could ill afford Picture Quote #1

No one had forgotten how in 1885 fouled water had ignited an outbreak of cholera and typhoid that killed ten percent of the city's population Picture Quote #1

Her blind endorsement of Hitler's regime first faded to a kind of sympathetic skepticism, but as summer approached, Picture Quote #1

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He was a creature of the last turning of the centuries when sleep seemed to come more easily. Things were clear to him. He was loyal, a believer in dignity, honor, and effort Picture Quote #1

In this time when writing long letters was everyday practice, men of normal sensibility saw these cards as the most crabbed of media, little better than telegrams, Picture Quote #1

It was so easy to disappear, so easy to deny knowledge, so very easy in the smoke and din to mask that something dark had taken root. This was Chicago, on the eve of the greatest fair in history Picture Quote #1

The intermittent depression that had shadowed him throughout his adult life was about to envelop him once again Picture Quote #1

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? Picture Quote #1

There's something so relentless and foul about Hitler and his people, and the way things progressed from year to year. It just got to me in the strangest way Picture Quote #1

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Whenever I finish a book, I start with a blank slate and never have ideas lined up (Erik Larson Quotes) Place has always been important to me, and one thing today’s Chicago exudes, as it did in 1893, is a sense of place. I fell in love with the city, the people I encountered, and above all the lake and its moods, which shift so readily from season to season, day to day, even hour to hour (Erik Larson Quotes) Time lost can never be recovered... and this should be written in flaming letters everywhere (Erik Larson Quotes) For now, the tension was subtle, a vibration, like the inaudible cry of overstressed steel (Erik Larson Quotes) I like all kinds of music, though I tend to prefer jazz and classics (Erik Larson Quotes) I pride myself on having a journalistic remove (Erik Larson Quotes) His weakness was his belief that evil had boundaries (Erik Larson Quotes) Great murderers, like great men in other walks of activity, have blue eyes (Erik Larson Quotes) Chicago has disappointed her enemies and astonished the world (Erik Larson Quotes) Leaves hung in the stillness like hands of the newly dead (Erik Larson Quotes) 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 Quotes) They tasted a new snack called Cracker Jack and a new breakfast food called Shredded Wheat (Erik Larson Quotes) This is the story of Isaac and his time in America, the last turning of the centuries, when the hubris of men led them to believe they could disregard even nature itself (Erik Larson Quotes) One portion of the lakefront, named Burnham Park in his honor, contains Soldier Field and the Field Museum, which he designed (Erik Larson Quotes) No system which implies control by privilege seekers has ever ended in any other way than collapse (Erik Larson Quotes) There began to appear before my romantic eyes... a vast and complicated network of espionage, terror, sadism and hate, from which no one, official or private, could escape (Erik Larson Quotes) ... why some men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture of sorrow (Erik Larson Quotes) As the light began to fade, the architects lit the library's gas jets, which hissed like mildly perturbed cats (Erik Larson Quotes) At one point during the Holmes investigation Chicago's chief of police told a Tribune reporter he'd just as soon have a squad of reporters under his command as detectives (Erik Larson Quotes) The club also had the custom of sending robed members to kidnap visiting celebrities and steal them away in a black coach with covered windows, all without saying a word (Erik Larson Quotes) As I look back on those days, most people in Chicago felt that way. Chicago was host to the world at that time and we were part of it all (Erik Larson Quotes) The bureau had long banned the use of the word tornado because it induced panic, and panic brought criticism, something the bureau could ill afford (Erik Larson Quotes) No one had forgotten how in 1885 fouled water had ignited an outbreak of cholera and typhoid that killed ten percent of the city's population (Erik Larson Quotes) Her blind endorsement of Hitler's regime first faded to a kind of sympathetic skepticism, but as summer approached, (Erik Larson Quotes) He was a creature of the last turning of the centuries when sleep seemed to come more easily. Things were clear to him. He was loyal, a believer in dignity, honor, and effort (Erik Larson Quotes) In this time when writing long letters was everyday practice, men of normal sensibility saw these cards as the most crabbed of media, little better than telegrams, (Erik Larson Quotes) It was so easy to disappear, so easy to deny knowledge, so very easy in the smoke and din to mask that something dark had taken root. This was Chicago, on the eve of the greatest fair in history (Erik Larson Quotes) The intermittent depression that had shadowed him throughout his adult life was about to envelop him once again (Erik Larson Quotes) 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 Quotes) There's something so relentless and foul about Hitler and his people, and the way things progressed from year to year. It just got to me in the strangest way (Erik Larson Quotes)

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