“ 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
“ …I relied on an unpublished report by Jose Fernandez-Partagas, a late-twentieth-century meteorologist who recreated for the National Hurricane Center the tracks of many historical hurricanes, among th… Erik Larson
“ American political discourse had framed the Jewish problem as an immigration problem. Germany's persecution of Jews raised the specter of a vast influx of Jewish refugees at a time when America was re… Erik Larson
“ Germans grew reluctant to stay in communal ski lodges, fearing they might talk in their sleep. They postponed surgeries because of the lip-loosening effects of anesthetic. Dreams reflected the ambient… Erik Larson
“ The intermittent depression that had shadowed him throughout his adult life was about to envelop him once again. Erik Larson
“ If no deliberate plan existed to put the in danger, one is left with an unforgivable cock-up as an explanation. Erik Larson
“ Nonetheless the man (Hitler) had a remarkable ability to transform himself into something far more compelling, especially when speaking in public or during private meetings when some topic enraged him… Erik Larson
“ An artist, he paints with lakes and wooded slopes, with lawns and banks and forest-covered hills. — Daniel Burnham talking about Frederick Law Olmstead Erik Larson
“ If you had to jump six or seven feet or certainly drown, it's surprising how far even older people will jump. Erik Larson
“ Let me explain how such a thing might occasionally happen,' Goebbels said. 'All during the twelve years of the Weimar Republic our people were virtually in jail. Now our party is in charge and they ar… Erik Larson
“ As Wilson mourned his wife, German forces in Belgium entered quiet towns and villages, took civilian hostages, and executed them to discourage resistances. In the town of Dinant, German soldiers shot… Erik Larson
“ My prophetic task would be twofold: to stand up to him, and to stand by him. To awaken his conscience, and to salve the pain this would cause him. Erik Larson
“ It was a difficult ride for him. He had passed this way before, to bury John Root. The fair had begun with death, and now it had ended with death. Erik Larson
“ During World War I, Germany had only 25 of its vaunted submarines sailing at any one time. Erik Larson
“ You wish you had not come. If there were not so many around, you would reach out your arms, with the prayer on your lips for it all to come back to you. It seems cruel, cruel, to give us such a vision… Erik Larson
“ I always thought a shipwreck was a well-organized affair, but I've learned the devil a lot in the last five minutes. Erik Larson
“ I went to Harvard for examination with two men not as well prepared as I. Both passed easily, and I flunked, having sat through two or three examinations without being able to write a word.' The same… Erik Larson
